Verse 1 :
Sometimes
We get second chances
And sometimes
We never make it past the first
It really makes you wonder
Why some things happen
When they do
It really makes me wonder why it wasn't me
Instead of you
Chorus
And when you say
"It doesn't matter"
Well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time
I think I'll drive on home tonight
Verse 2
Sometimes
we never see the warning
and the voice in your head tells you not to go
It really makes me wonder why some things happen
When they do
It really makes me wonder why it wasn't me
Instead of you
Chorus
And when you say
It doesn't matter
Well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time
I think I'll drive on home tonight
And when you look its gone
its too late to turn around
and its another day facing yourself
Ad the things that you've done
woah-oh-oh-ohhh
ohhh, woah...
Chorus
And when you say
"It doesn't matter"
Well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time
I think I'll drive on home tonight...written by Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams lead vocals and acoustic guitar
Mickey White acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals
Rex Bell electric bass and harmony vocals
Andre Matthews electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars
Ira Wilkes drums
Mickey Moody pedal steel guitar
Malcolm Smith fiddle and viola
Tryin' hard to be a happy woman.
But sometimes life just overcomes me,
Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues.
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.
Goin' down south with the New York City blues,
Gotta hit the road before I blow a fuse,
I might buy me a Cadillac or a Chevrolet.
I don't care what model as long as it takes me away
SOLO
I've been hiding my heart in a trunk.
Can you come see me when my ship has sunk
You can give me loovin, that I can't refuse,
And love is the one thing that's sure to cure my blues.
Goin' down the road with a heave heart,
Tryin' to find lightness in the dark,
Tryin' to live my life, tryin' to get satisfied.
My mind is in the city but my heart is in the countryside.
SOLO
Tryin' hard to be a happy woman.
But sometimes life just overcomes me,
Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues.
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.
From Lucinda Williams "Happy Woman Blues"
Folkways Records 1980