Come Morning I'll Be Through Them Hills And Gone

Pat Green/Natalie Maines: Snowin' on Raton

Townes Van Zandt : Snowin' on Raton

If you're
going to try,
go all the way.
Otherwise,
don't even start.
This could mean
losing girlfriends,
wives, relatives
and maybe
even your mind.
It could mean
not eating
for three or four days.
It could mean
freezing on a park bench.
It could mean jail.
It could mean derision.
It could mean mockery
--isolation.
Isolation is the gift.
All the others are
a test of your endurance,
of how much you

really want to do it.
And, you'll do it,
despite rejection
and the worst odds.
And it will be
better than anything
else you can imagine.
If you're
going to try,
go all the way.
There is no other
feeling like that.
You will be
alone with the gods,
and the nights
will flame with fire.
You will ride life
straight to
perfect laughter.
It's the only
good fight there is.
--Charles Bukowski

The Flatlanders: Snowin' on Raton