I got these mean old hospital blues I'm sitting in the hospital And my nose is split clean open And the doctor's lookin' at me And he won't give me no paink**er And his face is red from yelling Well you shoulda known much better Well you know it's all your fault And the feeling is returning In my face and in my bones And my brain is slowly waking To the hospital waiting room
And the doctor says I'll have to wait until the alcohol wears off The doctor says I'll have to wait until the alcohol wears off So they can sew my face up straight And leave me with a crooked line To remember my mistakes A souvenir to locate my mistakes I've got these mean old hospital blues I'm sitting in the hospital And I'm waiting 'til the alcohol Wears off