Intro: I’ve been out here praying for sunshine, all I see is pouring rain I’ve been out here praying for good times, and all I get is more pain There’s a monkey on my back I’ve got some habits that I can’t break So I’m out here standing in the sunrise, with a case of the early morning shakes Ah ah ha Yeah, the Early Morning Shakes Ah ah ha This bus is headed to hell now, at least that’s what the old folks say You only get a little while to shine, be-fore you fade away Out here on the highway it’s more than I can take Just giving everything I got ‘til there’s nothing but the early morning shakes Ah ah ha Early Morning Shakes Ah ah ha Bridge: I wanna break away And just be myself sometime, and get back all those things I lost along the way To the early morning shakes Break: Jack Daniels in her coffee, ice water in her veins Bleach blond hair with a rose tattoo, Maybelline and White Rain I took her back to the woods listening to “When the Levee Breaks” I reached over and took her hand, then I gave her the early morning shakes Ah ah ha Yeah, the early morning shakes Ah ah ha To the early morning shakes Ah ah ha Yeah, the early morning shakes