Paid My Dues

I’m going down to Georgia, the place my folks call home

Then on to Carolina, the place where I was born

Good morning Music City, I’ve got a song for you

Good God Almighty Lord I’ve paid my dues

Good God I’ve paid my dues from Mississippi onto Alabama

From Louisiana onto Texarkana

I’m getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues

Good God Almighty Lord I’ve paid my dues

That Motel 6 in Austin has really gone downhill

But not as bad as my back seat, where I stayed in Amarillo

Not much further to California, just a couple one night stands

Till I’m wrapped up in my baby’s arms again

Good God I’ve paid my dues from Albuquerque onto Arizona

From Boulder City up to Idaho

I’m getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues

Good God Almighty Lord I’ve paid my dues

I’ve paid my dues from Ensenada up to Washington

Hell, I ain’t saying I ain’t had some fun

But I’m getting a little too good, Lord, at singing these old blues

Good God Almighty Lord I’ve paid my dues