[Verse 1]
I ain't got time to shoot the breeze
Got no time to blow
'Scuse me, mister, if you please
I gotta go
Born one morn' on the Day of the Dead
Bombed-out bungalow
My mama kissed my cheek and said
"I gotta go"

[Chorus]
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go

[Verse 2]
They put me in an orphanage
West of Tupelo
I told 'em when I burn that bridge
"I gotta go"
Well, I stole a car and got a gun
Robbed the Hidey-Ho
I left Memphis on the run
I gotta go
[Chorus]
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' herе
I gotta go

[Verse 3]
Well, it's five-card stud, deucеs wild
Three kings in a row
I turned that diamond deuce and said
"I gotta go"
They tracked me down and took my take
Brother, don't you know?
I said, "There must be some mistake
I gotta go"

[Chorus]
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go

[Verse 4]
Cold steel up against my head
They turned the lights down low
I said, "Hey, case you didn't hear, boys
I gotta go'"
"These are the very last words said
So say 'em nice and slow"
My last words on this planet were
[Chorus]
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
I gotta go
I gotta go