[ti:Pick Up The Tempo] [ar:Willie Nelson] [al:Original Album Classics] [00:00.770]People are saying that time will take care of people like me [00:08.570]That I'm livin' too fast and they say I can't last too much longer [00:17.880]But little they see that their thoughts of me is my saviour [00:26.490]And little they know that the beat oughta go just a little faster [00:36.190]So pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home [00:44.980]The singer ain't singin' and the drummer's been draggin' too long [00:48.980] [00:53.780]Time will take care of itself so just leave time alone [01:02.920]And pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home [01:11.340]Well I'm wild and I'm mean and I'm creatin' a scene I'm goin' crazy [01:20.510]Well I'm good and I'm bad and I'm happy and I'm sad and I'm lazy [01:29.750]I'm quiet and I'm loud and I'm gatherin' a crowd and I like gravy [01:48.570]So pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home [01:57.230]The singer ain't singin' and the drummer's been draggin' too long [02:06.290]Time will take care of itself so just leave time alone [02:15.530]And pick up the tempo just a little and take it on home [02:23.660]So pick up the tempo