OLD FIVE AND DIMERS (LIKE ME)
(Billy Joe Shaver)
I've spent the lifetime
Making up my mind to be
More than the measure
More than the measure
Of what I thought others could see
Good luck and fast bucks
Good luck and fast bucks
Are too far and too few between
Catalogue buyers and old five and dimers like me
She stood beside me
Catalogue buyers and old five and dimers like me
She stood beside me
Letting me know she would be
Something to lean on
Something to lean on
When everything ran out on me
Fenced yards ain't hole cards
Fenced yards ain't hole cards
And like is not never will be
Reason for rhymers and old five and dimers like me
It's taking me so long
Reason for rhymers and old five and dimers like me
It's taking me so long
And now that I know I believe
All that I do or say
All that I do or say
Is all I ever will be
Too far and too high
Too far and too high
And too deep ain't too much to be
Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me
Yeah, an old five and dimer is all I really meant to be
Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me
Yeah, an old five and dimer is all I really meant to be