Charlie Daniels Band, The - Can't Beat The Damned Old Machine Lyrics
I met an old cowboy
From Long Pine, Nebraska
He was starin' out after a slow movin' train
The station was empty, and we got to talkin'
He poured out his heart to me in the rain
He said, “Son, I remember the wide open prairies
When all a man could carry was all he would own
But they branded the land with titles and fences
And built up the cities where the free men once roamed
I rode with the best and we opened the West
Been places that few eyes have seen
When you're out there, in time, you just get left behind
'Cause you can't beat the damned ole machine
They cut to the bone and I prayed he was wrong
But I've heard it said ever since I was a small child
That cowboys and engines just don't get along
And you can't beat the damned ole machine
You can try, but you'll never succeed
And now there ain't no room for people like me
'Cause you can't beat the damned ole machine
No, you can't beat the damned ole machine
You can try, but you'll never succeed
And now there ain't no room for people like me, no more
And you can't beat the damned ole
You can't beat that damned ole
You can't beat the damned ole machine
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Charlie Daniels Band, The Can't Beat The Damned Old Machine Comments
(. ) Vaqueros y motores simplemente no se dan bien
Y no puedes golpear la maldita máquina
Puedes intentarlo, pero nunca tendrás éxito
Y ahora no hay sitio para gente como yo
Porque no puedes golpear la maldita máquina "
Great tune!
Brian Johnson Whats that got to do with this song? hes talkin about motors , you know engines?
love the song
Love CDB, Miss Taz RIP. Good writing, Taz.
CD is the machine!
Thank you, Charlie...brings back memories of my misspent (but fun) youth. Great lyrics, great performance. Long live the CDB.
May god bless you and let you live for a 80 more years... Wish Ronnie van Zant was still around!
And Toy Caldwell as well.
Good Work!
Lovely song and musical performance !
nice song Charlie. cowboys and engines :)
It's engines. Not injuns. There isn't anything racist about the song so why are you trying to make it racist?
+Brian Johnson