Hank Williams - Ry Cooder

You been over at that jukebox, mister, all this afternoon

Playing Hank Williams records for a dime

Well, I may be just a cat to you, but I know that heartbreak tune

And I’m proud to say Hank Williams was a real good friend of mine

I never asked for money or his autograph, you see

'Cause I don’t need too much to get along

I just liked to sit there with him and keep him company

Who says cats can’t understand a real good country song?

You think you know the man inside your little radio

All the trials and heartaches he’s been through

To you he’s just a country star, to me he’s just a friend

No, you don’t know Hank Williams like I do

Some nights we’ll go out riding in his great big car

With the little radio that’s built right in

I’d sit up front there with him and his old guitar

And listen while the DJ played «Your Cheatin' Heart» again

«Well, Buddy, you know there’s something mighty strange about trying to live a

life of fame, you see

It’s supposed to make me happy, all it does is worry me

Nobody else seems to understand the things that I go through

Only time I feel peaceful is when I’m riding round with you»

You’ve heard it on the radio, Hank has passed away

In the back seat of that Cadillac, it’s true

To you he’s just a legend now, to me he’s still a friend

No, you don’t know Hank Williams like I do

No, you don’t know Hank Williams like I do