Start Even Songtext
von Tex Williams

Start even, start even, that′s all

Now, I ain't proud of my bad reputation
And it′s a shame the way my past has been
Course you're gonna say I caused this situation
And this awful fix that I'm in
Well, I stumbled into some bad romances
And lost my balance, no doubt
I′m sort of a victim of circumstances
But I′ve got it all figured out

I'd like to wake up in the mornin′
And when the truth was told
They'd say Tex never donated nothin′
But then ol' Tex never stole
I′d just like to start even
Start even, that's all


I'd like to wake up in the mornin′
And say there′s two things I never done
I ain't never fought with nobody
But then I ain′t never run
I'd just like to start even
Start even, that′s all

I'd like to wake up in the mornin′

Without a sweetheart or a wife
Or without some little gal hangin' 'round
Sayin′ Tex done ruined her life
Wish I′d never made nobody happy
Made nobody sad
Got nobody tickled
Or made nobody mad
Then I could just start even
Start even, that's all

And then that′s all

Now, I never dabbled in high society
Don't reckon I would if I could
I′m a little too good for the bad folks
And a-way too bad for the good
If I don't soon lose my misery
I′m gonna tell you one and all


One of these mornin's
I ain't gonna wake up at all
Then I can just start even
Start even, that′s all

(That′s all, that's all)