He Don’t Live Here No More

(Robbie Robertson)

Got a ticket on the mainline I was stranded on the fault line
I got wasted on the moonshine, too far gone
I was walking in the sundown I was heading for the breakdown
When you’re sleeping on the cold ground, too far gone
There was a cloud hanging over me ummm
Something just reached out and grabbed a hold of me
Inside of the belly of the whale outside they was beatin’ on a door Somebody goin’ down tonight I said boys he don’t live here no more
He don’t live here no more
I was riding on the night train I was moving in the fast lane
And I was only trying to kill the pain, too far gone
I was running on a red light always looking for a street fight
I was higher than a lost kite, too far gone
When you’re waiting for the axe to drop ummm
When you’re hooked so bad you could not stop
Inside of the belly of the whale outside they was beatin’ on a door Somebody goin’ down tonight I said boys he don’t live here no more
He don’t live here no more
Got no one to blame but myself
They couldn’t hear my distant cry for help
Inside of the belly of the whale outside they was beatin’ on the door Somebody’s goin’ down tonight I said boys he don’t live here no more
He don’t live here no more, He don’t live here no more, He don’t live here no more