ME AND PAUL
(Willie Nelson)


Willie Nelson - 1971


    
It's been rough and rocky travelin' 
But I'm finally standin' upright on the ground
After taking several readings 
I'm surprised to find my mind's still fairly sound
I guess Nashville was the roughest 
But I know I've said the same about them all
We received our education 
In the cities of the nation, me and Paul

Almost busted in Laredo 
But for reasons that I'd rather not disclose
But if you're stayin' in a motel there and leave 
Just don't leave nothin' in your clothes
And at the airport in Milwaukee 
They refused to let us board the plane at all
They said we looked suspicious 
But I believe they like to pick on me and Paul

Well, it's been rough and rocky travelin'
But I'm finally standin' upright on the ground
After takin' several readings 
I'm surprised to find my mind's still fairly sound
I guess Nashville was the roughest 
But I know I said the same about them all
We've received our education 
In the cities of the nation, me and Paul

(Instrumental Break)

On a package show in Buffalo 
With us and Kitty Wells and Charlie Pride
The show was long and we're just sittin' there 
And we'd come to play and not just for the ride
Well, we drank a lot of whiskey 
So I don't know if we went on that night at all
I don't think they even missed us 
I guess Buffalo ain't geared for me and Paul

Well, it's been rough and rocky travelin'
But I'm finally standin' upright on the ground
After takin' several readings 
I'm surprised to find my mind's still fairly sound
I guess Nashville was the roughest 
But I know I said the same about them all
We've received our education 
In the cities of the nation, me and Paul



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2019)