Drive-by Truckers - Outfit

Song from the album Decoration Day

Lyrics:

You want to grow up to paint houses like me, a trailer in my yard till you're 23
You want to be old after 42 years, keep dropping the hammer and grinding the gears

Well, I used to go out in a Mustang, a 302 Mach One in green.
Me and your Mama made you in the back and I sold it to buy her a ring.
And I learned not to say much of nothing and I figured you already know
but in case you dont or maybe forgot, Ill lay it out real nice and slow

Dont call what your wearing an outfit. Dont ever say your car is broke.
Dont worry about losing your accent, a Southern Man tells better jokes.
Have fun but stay clear of the needle. Call home on your sisters birthday.
Dont tell them youre bigger than Jesus, dont give it away.

Six months in a St. Florian foundry, they call it Industrial Park.
Then hospital maintenance and Tech School just to memorize Frigidaire parts.
But I got to missing your Mama and I got to missing you too.
So I went back to painting for my old man and I guess thats what Ill always do

So dont try to change who you are boy, and dont try to be who you aint.
And dont let me catch you in Kendale with a bucket of wealthy-mans paint.

Dont call what your wearing an outfit. Dont ever say your car is broke.
Dont sing with a fake British accent. Dont act like your familys a joke.
Have fun, but stay clear of the needle, call home on your sisters birthday.
Dont tell them youre bigger than Jesus, Dont give it away.

Dont give it away.

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[andyfsh]

thank god for DBT,proud to be southern without being an uneducated racist shit

[mississippibluesboy]

I'm no dumb redneck by any means, but goddamn i'm proud to be Southern.

[marcus0overend]

Loving this in the UK. Only spent a brief time in the South whilst driving from pan-handle Florida to New Orleans but it certainly has character! The Jason Isbell live version of this on KEXP's channel is incredible btw!

[TheEDZEPPELINBAND]

that's beautiful Allie....this song has a way of doing that...

im sure your friend is smiling right back at you-

[Allie E.]

And everyone who thinks that is an ignorant waste of time. Way to be stereotypical, buddy.

[Allie E.]

I know this song because I heard a dear friend play it back in February. He died this week. This song will always make me smile and think of him.

[TKramar]

A Southern man tells better jokes...

[TheEDZEPPELINBAND]

i just listened to Jason and the 400 unit do this live-

and I loved it but I just missed this SOLO so much i had to come hear it again.

is it just me or does anyone else think of Allen Collins when they hear it?just wonderin'-

[Marcus Clements]

Lord, my lip's a quiverin' now sister.

[kathrinecasselman33]

Amen brother....looking out at that Carolina sunset & listening to this song...makes me a lil' teary eyed...

[don'ttread onme]

5 people sing with a fake British accent..



[tim hanson]

words to live by... this song has a lot of what young people need to know... most talented song writers i've encountered in a long while....