Chuck E. Weiss
&
Don Heffington
From ANDRAS JONES: CHUCK E. WEISS is one of our favorite guests on Radio8Ball. He’s joined us for sessions with ALL DAY SUCKER and with ELENI MANDELL. This time he’s here with his friend DON HEFFINGTON for a conversation about his early days in LA, playing beat poetry gigs with Don, meeting Tom Waits, hanging with Paul Body and Muddy Waters, and the eternal search for the perfect old school kitty litter box.
TIME TO DRINK WHISKY
(Don Heffington)
WELL MY CAR’S UP IN DENVER
THE MANIFOLD’S BLOWN
LOST THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE
THAT MY WIFE SAY’S SHE OWNS
SHE TOOK ALL THE CARL PERKINS
AND EVEN THE STONES
NOW IT SEEMS I’VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME
THE SKYS HAVE TURNED CLOUDY
THE CLOUDS ARE ALL GRAY
AND I’M DRUNK IN A PARK
WHERE MY KIDS USED TO PLAY
I HAD A GIRL THAT ONCE LOVED ME
BUT SHE’S GONE AWAY
NOW IT SEEMS I’VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME
WELL I’VE GOT TIME TO REMEMBER AND TIME TO REGRET
TIME TO DRINK WHISKY AND TO SMOKE CIGARETTES
IT SEEMS TO GO ON FOR EVER…IT’S NOT OVER YET
WELL THESE DAYS I’VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME
WELL THERES A PLACE IN ST. LOUIE
THE BAND USED TO GO
AND WE’D LAUGH AND WE’D PLAY SONGS
THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW
WHILE THE FAIR AND TENDER MAIDENS
LINED ALL IN A ROW
YEAH ST. LOUIE SEEMS JUST LIKE A DREAM
NOW I CAN HARDLY REMEMBER THE PEOPLE I’VE METl
FOR THE CHEAP SOUTHERN WHISKY AND THE STALE CIGARETTES
IT SEEMS TO GO ON FOR EVER…IT’S NOT OVER YET
DON’T KNOW JUST WHAT I THOUGHT I’D FIND
AH, BUT THESE DAYS THERE’S NOTHING BUT TIME
