Nelson:
Some people say
It's time to take care of people like me
That I'm livin' too fast
And they say I can't last much longer

Little they see
That their thoughts of me as my saviour
Little do they know
That the beat ought to go a little bit faster

So let's pick up the tempo just a little
And take it on home
(Cowboy.)
The singer ain't singin'
And the drummer's been draggin' too long
Time will take care of itself
So just leave time alone
Pick up the tempo just a little
And take it on home

Willie plays the wrong note on the guitar and tells himself it should be a C." Others laugh

I'm wild and I'm mean
I'm creatin' a scene and I'm gone crazy
I'm good and I'm bad
I'm happy and I'm sad and I'm lazy
I'm quiet and I'm loud
And I'm gatherin' a crowd. I like gravy
I'm about half off the wall
But I learned it all in the Navy
(Laughing)

Waylon and others join in:
Lets pick up the tempo just a little
And take it on home. (Yeah.)
The singer ain't singin'
And the drummer's been draggin' too long
Time will take care of itself
So just leave time alone
Pick up the tempo just a little
And take it on home
Take it on home