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Corpus Christi Bay Lyrics
I worked the rigs from three 'til midnight
On the Corpus Christi Bay
I'd get off and drink 'til daylight
Sleep the mornin' away
I had a plan to take my wages
Leave the rigs behind for good
But that life it is contagious
And it gets down in your blood
I lived in Corpus with my brother
We were always on the run
We were bad for one another
But we were good at having fun
We got stoned along the seawall
We got drunk and rolled a car
We knew the girls at every dancehall
Had a tab at every bar
If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
My brother had a wife and family
You know he gave 'em a good home
But his wife thought we were crazy
And one day we found her gone
We threw her clothes into the car trunk
Her photographs, her rosary
We went to the pier and got drunk
And through it all into the sea
If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
Now my brother lives in Houston
He married for a second time
He got a good job with the union
And it's keeping him in live
He came to Corpus just this weekend
It was good to see him here
He said he finally gave up drinkin'
Then he ordered me a beer
If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
If I could live my life all over
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
On the Corpus Christi Bay
I'd get off and drink 'til daylight
Sleep the mornin' away
I had a plan to take my wages
Leave the rigs behind for good
But that life it is contagious
And it gets down in your blood
We were always on the run
We were bad for one another
But we were good at having fun
We got stoned along the seawall
We got drunk and rolled a car
We knew the girls at every dancehall
Had a tab at every bar
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
You know he gave 'em a good home
But his wife thought we were crazy
And one day we found her gone
We threw her clothes into the car trunk
Her photographs, her rosary
We went to the pier and got drunk
And through it all into the sea
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
He married for a second time
He got a good job with the union
And it's keeping him in live
He came to Corpus just this weekend
It was good to see him here
He said he finally gave up drinkin'
Then he ordered me a beer
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause I never could stay sober
On the Corpus Christi Bay
Song Info
Submitted by
ladyzelta On Jan 06, 2002
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I love this song a lot, and I especially like the lyric "If I could live my life all over, it wouldn't matter anyway Cause I never could stay sober on the Corpus Christi bay"
I might write my own rendition, it reminds me of when I lived at the Jersey Shore for a few years. It was such a party scene 24/7 I feel similar to REK, I could never stay sober ... Fun song
me and my brother, even though we didnt do anything like this, its still good to see hhim.
Probably my favorite REK song. Reminds me of good, rowdy times with the guys I consider to be my "brothers". This song always puts a smile on my face when I hear it.
This has always been my favorite Keen tune and he never fails to play it live in concert. At least he did the 5 or 6 times I have seen him. Always wondered how much of this story is true...whether it is about him and his brother or maybe two other people he knows.