David Allan Coe - Piece of wood and steel

I can feel your arms around me like it was yesterday
I can feel your breathing next to me and hear your laughter gay
You tried to tell me what was right and I told you what was real
All I ever live for now is this piece of wood and steel

In a world that's full of trouble a world that's full of pain
Lord many fall beside the road and they never rise again
Many more are bending low or broken at the wheel
All I need to carry on is this piece of wood and steel

I was born my mother's only son she loves me all she can
But there isn't much to say to her since I became a man
And I often met the devil but I never made a deal
I just thank the Lord for hands to play this piece of wood and steel

Its face is scarred and beaten like the ragged clothes I wear
Like the body that God gave me I might give it better care
But I play it for the ladies and I play it for a meal
I play the strings just to hear 'em ring on this piece of wood and steel

I'm growing tired of searching now there's something much I crave
Give or take a little time and you can write it on my grave
There's nothing more I care to own nothing left to feel
All I ever wanted was this piece of wood and steel

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[1566spaulding]

where did you find that pic of dave and the cops? please send me a link.

Thanks.

[strumpgrop]

Can't remember, sorry.

[kobe58]

Thanks so much! I had the words roughed out on an old worn out piece of paper torn from a spiral bound notebook.  Must be something I borrowed because it had a flower pattern on the border - yech!

[hatcpl]

Awesome Thanks!!!!!

[coeman104]

it might be from lonesome highway ,not sure though

[delidivaed1]

beautiful song

[SMPfilmfan]

@b2twcamaro80 i knew Hank 3 was a fan of David Allan and would have loved to see that

[b2twcamaro80]

Saw Hank 3 a few weeks ago and they played this song as the intro as they took the stage

[beano1964]

@TheTrojapa

The song was originally released on the album "Once Upon A Rhyme".

[peterpib2]

@1566spaulding Well ya know what mate, with the new google images, print screen the photo, save it as a jpg and search it on the new images search.

[cariecoe]

david you are awesome. carie

[cameronagordon]

i told by buddies about this song and one said " whats he talkin about a gun"? i said no a guitar but i like to pretend he is talkin about a hammer.