Pissin' in the wind Bettin' on a losin' friend Makin' the same mistakes we swear we'll never make again We're pissin' in the wind And it's blowin' on all our friends Yes, we're gonna sit and grin and tell our grandchildren About the time I called this guy up at four in the morning To teach me the words to a song I was humming Like uh-huh-uh-uh Somethin' like mmm-hmmm-hmmm He just laughed and he said that the old gray cat was sneakin' down the hall All he wants to know is who in the hell is paying for this call Pissin' in the wind Bettin' on a losin' friend Makin' the same mistakes we swear we'll never make again We're pissin' in the wind It's blowin' on all our friends We're gonna sit and grin and tell our grandchildren 'Bout the time this old Nunn called me late in the evenin' Wondered to know how in the world I was doin' I said "uhh-huh-huh "Mmm-hmm-hmm" He just laughed and he said "Get it together boy and fall on by my house "Some Gonzo buddies would like to play anything you're picking now" Pissin' in the wind Bettin' on a losin' friend Makin' the same mistakes we swear we'll never make again We're pissin' in the wind It's blowin' on all our friends Yes, we're gonna sit and grin and tell our grandchildren How we worked and we struggled and suffered makin' our records 'til we got 'em right And now we're waiting on the check to come creepin' down the hall Like that old time feelin' That we never should have ever put that record out at all Pissin' in the wind Bettin' on a losin' friend Makin' the same mistakes we swear we'll never make again We're pissin' in the wind It's blowin' on all our friends We're gonna sit and grin and tell our grandchildren That the answer my friend Is just pissin' in the wind The answer is pissin' in the sink Now that's a touchin' piece of music right there, I'll tell ya what