Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

[sasquatch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc86_Weoye0

Well my name's John Lee Pettimore
Same as my daddy and his daddy before
You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here
He only came to town about twice a year
He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line
Everybody knew that he made moonshine
Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad
He headed up the holler with everything he had
It's before my time but I've been told
He never came back from Copperhead Road
Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge
Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge
Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side
Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside
Well him and my uncle tore that engine down
I still remember that rumblin' sound
Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night
Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right
He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load
You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road

I volunteered for the Army on my birthday
They draft the white trash first,'round here anyway
I done two tours of duty in Vietnam
And I came home with a brand new plan
I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico
I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road
Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air
I wake up screaming like I'm back over there
I learned a thing or two from ol' Charlie don't you know
You better stay away from Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road

[SPKrazy]

1. love that song

reminds me of a little county in Oklahoma, Adair County, where when I was a young man we got some of the best marijuana I've ever smoked. Christmas tree smell... you'd open a bag and a powder made of the resin would come off of it.

Okay too much euphoric recall lol

:smoke:

[sasquatch]

2. I just like the whole concept of the dissenting rebel for victimless crime

And how it's generational and evolutionary at the same time.

[sasquatch]

3. Kick

:kick:

[mokawanis]

4. Saw him March 8th

an acoustic solo set. He did Copperhead, playing the mandolin, and it was beautiful. See him live if you get the chance.

[Lex]

8. I saw him 2 Saturdays ago in Charlotte NC

and he was, as per usual, AWESOME. I worship at the altar of Steve Earle. Is that bad?



Billy Austin
(by Steve Earle)

My name is Billy Austin
I'm Twenty-Nine years old
I was born in Oklahoma
Quarter Cherokee I'm told
Don't remember Oklahoma
Been so long since I left home
Seems like I've always been in prison
Like I've always been alone
Didn't mean to hurt nobody
Never thought I'd cross that line
I held up a filling station
Like I'd done a hundred times
The kid done like I told him
He lay face down on the floor
guess I'll never know what made me
Turn and walk back through that door
The shot rang out like thunder
My ears rang like a bell
No one came runnin'
So I called the cops myself
Took their time to get there
And I guess I could'a run
I knew I should be feeling something
But I never shed tear one
I didn't even make the papers
'Cause I only killed one man
but my trial was over quickly
And then the long hard wait began
Court appointed lawyer
Couldn't look me in the eye
He just stood up and closed his briefcase
When they sentenced me to die
Now my waitin's over
As the final hour drags by
I ain't about to tell you
That I don't deserve to die
But there's twenty-seven men here
Mostly black, brown and poor
Most of em are guilty
Who are you to say for sure?
So when the preacher comes to get me
And they shave off all my hair
Could you take that long walk with me
Knowing hell is waitin' there
Could you pull that switch yourself sir
With a sure and steady hand
Could you still tell youself
That you're better than I am
My name is Billy Austin
I'm twenty-nine years old
I was born in Oklahoma
Quarter Cherokee I'm told

[Iris]

5. yes, excellent

Thanks for posting the lyrics. Gave me chills.


"They draft the whit trash first, 'round here anyway..."

[KG]

6. Steve Earle is unrepentant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQfBJDBScu4&feature=related

[hellbound-liberal]

7. Steve Earle became one of my favorite artists the first time I heard him

and one of my favorite songs is Jerusalem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU278yFdvgQ

Jerusalem
(Steve Earle)
I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way
And there was nothin' anyone could do or say
And I almost listened to him
Yeah, I almost lost my mind
Then I regained my senses again
And looked into my heart to find
That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

And there'll be no barricades then
There'll be no wire or walls
And we can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

[truedelphi]

9. If there was a real President who gave out medals of honor for things that mattered

Steve Earle would surely get one.

[RoyGBiv]

10. I saw him open for Bob Dylan ...

Was the first time I'd seen either of them live.

And afterward, I was wishing Dylan had been the opener.

Not that I don't like Dylan, but damn. They both have great lyrics and put on a good show, but Steve Earle can actually sing.

[hippywife]

11. Love Steve Earle!

City of Immigrants:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nWnGctWs4JM

The Revolution Starts Now:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EG8ZUaLACZ8

Rich Man's War:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A4bCVoMCeYY

I Ain't Never Satisfied:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=My-WWuXMcDA

Christmas in Washington (with Joan Baez):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xmb9DcterR0

The Devil's Right Hand:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mgiTn0pQprU

Transcendental Blues:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=raMJTT-_jmk

Steve's Last Ramble:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hAHxC69O6dY&feature=related

:hi:

[stuntcat]

12. I'd love to see him

I only have 9 songs of his but I like them all, he sounds great! I'm jealous of you people who saw him x(