Good Thing I’m Dumb Dusty Rhodes (Fire Cut)

[Start] [Intro – Spoken / Rowdy Outlaw Country] Now listen... Smart folks got calendars. Smart folks got boundaries. Smart folks got little pill boxes with the days of the week on ’em. [pause] Me? I got a truck, a lighter, four bad ideas, and a woman sayin’, “Come on, don’t be scared.” [Band Kicks In] Good thing I’m dumb. [Verse 1] Tuesday mornin’, sun barely up Beer in the cooler said, “Boy, what’s up?” I said, “It’s ten A.M., that don’t seem right” Beer said, “Buddy, don’t waste your life” So I popped that top like a courthouse lock Bare feet burnin’ on the blacktop lot Boss man called, I let it ring Responsibility is such a terrible thing Then came a girl in cut-off jeans Mean little grin like a gasoline dream Said, “You ever been to the south side, son?” I said, “No ma’am, but I’m dumb enough to run” [Pre-Chorus] A smart man thinks A smart man waits A smart man reads the room And checks the brakes But fun don’t come With a safety sheet It shows up loud And drags you by the sleeve [Chorus] Good thing I’m dumb Good thing I’m dumb Everything fun got a wire undone Too much beer in the morning sun Bad idea in a shotgun seat Hot little trouble sayin’ follow me Smart folks live to ninety-one But they miss half the thunder And all of the fun (Good thing I’m dumb) [Verse 2] Followed that woman past county lines Past three churches and a busted sign Neighborhood looked like it knew my name And already hated the sound it made She said, “Park right there by the old oak tree” I said, “Baby, that dog’s lookin’ mean” She said, “He don’t bite unless he don’t like you” I said, “Well hell, we got somethin’ in common too” Backyard party with a kiddie pool Two flat tires and a mechanical bull Somebody handed me cherry moonshine Tasted like cough drops, fire, and crime [Pre-Chorus] Now dumb ain’t brave And dumb ain’t wise But dumb’ll dance Where caution dies Long as no means no And trouble stays fun I’ll be first in line When the dumb gets done [Chorus] Good thing I’m dumb Good thing I’m dumb Everything fun is a little undone Too much beer in the morning sun Bad idea in a shotgun seat Hot little trouble sayin’ follow me Smart folks live to ninety-one But they miss half the thunder And all of the fun (Good thing I’m dumb) [Break – Stomp / Call-and-Response] Who jumped the fence? (Dusty did!) Who lost his shirt? (Dusty did!) Who kissed the wrong girl? (Wrong how?!) Who learned a lesson? (Not one damn thing!) [Verse 3] By sundown, I had mud on my back One new tattoo and a real hard laugh Some fella named Dale said, “Bet you won’t” That’s country Latin for, “Lord, please don’t” So I climbed on a roof with a Roman candle Whiskey in my blood and no real plan Lit that thing like the Fourth got bored Shot three sparks and fell through a porch Woman in red yelled, “¿Estás bien?” I said, “Ask me tomorrow if I’m walkin’ then” She laughed so hard she had to sit down I said, “That’s romance where I come from, now” [Bridge – Beat Pulls Back / Gritty Guitar] Now smart got money Smart got sleep Smart got both boots And all his teeth Smart got insurance Smart got pride Smart got a clean shirt And a reasonable life But dumb got stories Dumb got scars Dumb got kissed Out behind the bar Dumb got sunrise Dumb got drums Dumb got memories Half of ’em gone And I know I oughta do better I know that plain enough But every time life gets boring I thank God I’m dumb [Final Chorus] Good thing I’m dumb Good thing I’m dumb Everything fun got a wire undone Too much beer in the morning sun Bad idea in a shotgun seat Hot little trouble sayin’ follow me Smart folks live to ninety-one But they miss half the thunder And all of the fun (Good thing I’m dumb) Good thing I’m dumb Good thing I’m dumb Fun don’t knock, it kicks the door numb If the night looks wrong And the music sounds right I’ll ruin my plans by candlelight Smart folks know when not to run But I hear “don’t” Then I hear drums [Outro – Spoken / Band Still Raising Hell] Now... I ain’t recommendin’ this. [pause] Matter fact, if you got sense, keep it. Looks useful. [pause] But me? I got invited somewhere by a woman with sparks in her eyes and a cooler with my name on it. So if anybody needs me... [phone buzzes] No, ....they don’t. [Final Guitar Hit] Good thing I’m dumb! [End]