LET ME DRIVE MY OWN TRAIN
(Mike Adams)
I CAN'T SMOKE CIGARETTES IN A BAR ANYMORE
WHEN I CHOOSE TOO
AND FOLKS ARE STARTING TO CRITICIZE
THE THINGS I SAY
HOW COME LIVE AND LET LIVE
IS ALL TAKE AND NO GIVE
FROM PEOPLE WHO DON'T
REALLY KNOW HOW TO LIVE
HOW COME IT HAS TO ALWAYS BE THEIR WAY

LET ME DRIVE MY OWN TRAIN
DON'T TRY TO FIX WHAT AIN'T BUSTED
YOU AND I AIN'T THE SAME
BUT YOU WON'T HEAR ME COMPLAIN
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T BE TRUSTED
THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE
WELL AT LEAST ITS SUPPOSED TO BE
I AIN'T TAKIN' FROM YOU
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO
LET ME DRIVE MY OWN TRAIN

I THINK BACK TO THE DAYS
OF OLD MARK TWAIN
AND ROLLIN' DOWN HUCK'S
LAZY RIVER AGAIN
YOU KNOW THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN
A HUCKLEBERRY FINN
IF SOME ONE HAD SILENCED
SAM CLEMMONS PEN
WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
DON'T YOU TRY TO TAKE AWAY

LET ME DRIVE MY OWN TRAIN
DON'T TRY TO FIX WHAT AIN'T BUSTED
YOU AND I AIN'T THE SAME
BUT YOU WON'T HEAR ME COMPLAIN
THAT YOU JUST CAN'T BE TRUSTED
THIS IS THE LAND OF THE FREE
WELL AT LEAST ITS SUPPOSED TO BE
I AIN'T TAKIN' FROM YOU
WHAT YOU WANT ME TO
LET ME DRIVE MY OWN TRAIN