“Too Fast”
words and music by
Gregg Myers

Came home 'bout a year ago
She said, "Woulda take 
yourself down to the sto'
'n pick me up maybe 
a little loaf-a bread
'n somethin' nice 'n lazy 
for my head or else 
I think maybe I might die"
Sure, I said, baby I'd be happy to
'Cause there ain't nothin'
that I wouldn't do to 
make you—smile
Nothin' that I wouldn't do
to make you—smile

So, I came home 'bout an hour later
Ran a little moonshine 
through my carburetor
Thought I'd surprise her
'n have some fun 
when I caught her in bed
with a gun
attached to a man—with a badge
And as I was ridin' in
the back of his car, I said
Brother, ya ain't gonna get too far
when ya move so fast
Ya ain't gonna get too far
when ya move so fast

[CHORUS]
Ya think you're goin' gettin' somewhere
too slow
So, you're gettin' on 'n off to nowhere
I know
No, life ain't built to last
'n ain't no future in your past
and ya never gonna get there
movin' so fast
Ya ain't gonna get too far
when ya move so fast

Came home 'bout a week ago
Took my time, did it slow
Lady waitin' there cookin' 
fresh ice tea
Said she wouldn't mind 
stayin' awhile with me
With an Angel in her hair
and a Devil-may-care past
'n while I was pluckin' at her strings
with this here guitar she said 
baby, ya ain't gonna get too far
when ya move so fast
Naw, ya ain't gonna get too far
when ya move so fast

[CHORUS]
Ya think you're goin' gettin' somewhere
too slow
So, you're gettin' on 'n off to nowhere
I know
No, life ain't built to last
'n ain't no future in your past
and ya never gonna get there
movin' so fast

Yeah...
ya think you're goin' gettin' somewhere
too slow
So, you're gettin' on 'n off to nowhere
I know
No, life ain't built to last
'n ain't no future in your past
and ya never gonna get there
movin' so fast
And ya never gonna get there
movin' so fast
No, ya never gonna get there
movin' so—fast

© 2008 Gregg Myers. All rights reserved.