[Verse 1] Well, the birds were talking all at once And the old man mowing down his lawn He didnt look like much too bad a guy And I was thinking, hang on, man, somethings wrong Your blues, they do seem to be gone Heaven aint bad, but you dont get nothing done [Chorus] Lay down your head awhile You are not needed now You are not needed now [Verse 2] Well, Allison laid an egg on me And every time I turn around Its swimming through the air above my bed I told Miss Hicks and she said fine As long as youre back in your room on time Ill keep you clean and the girls will keep you fed [Chorus] Lay down your head with mine You are not needed now Ah and we got things to do [Verse 3] Well, between the blankets made of wool The trains go by every half an hour And a body cant get no resting done, its true So I spend my time as best I can Thinking big and making plans And wondering where them trains are rolling to [Chorus] Lay down your head, poor boy Feel how the ground does move Hear how them drivers sing [Verse 4] Well, goodbye, friends, its time to close Everybody knows thats the way it goes Where was it you lived in case Im ever there? Well, three doors down and two behind And it gets a little bit out of hand sometimes Dont let it fool you into thinking you dont care [Chorus] Lay down your head and fly And Ill quietly pass you by You wont even see me go [Verse 5] Well, if I thought about it long enough I just might make some kind of move Watchful eyes are too hard on the soul With the smokehouse just across the way And this fog upon the light of day Id be hard put coming up with where to go [Chorus] Lay down your head, poor boy And feel how the ground does move Hear how them drivers sing [Outro] And what now, my darling one? Go find a little fun You are not needed now
needed, lay, head, well, driver