Album: Where It All Begins (1994)

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• Everybody wants to know where Jimmy has gone
  He left town
  I doubt if he's coming back home
  Well Tony got a job
  Three kids and a lovely wife
  Working at the commerce bank for
  The rest of his life
  
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody left to do the crazy things
  We used to do before
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  
  I'm gonna hit the road, adios my friend
  Go someplace and start all over again
  Don't know where I'm going
  Like a gypsy out on the road
  I'll go someplace and join a traveling show
  
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody wants to do the crazy things
  We used to do before
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  
  I think Jimmy must have had the right idea
  Packed his stuff and he got right out of here
  I don't know where he's at but
  I'm sure that he's okay
  Now I realize what Jimmy was trying to say
  
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody wants to do the crazy things
  We used to do before
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody left to run with anymore
  Nobody left to run with anymore Writer/s: DICKEY BETTS, FOREST RICHARD BETTS, JOHN PRESTIA
  Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 8

• Doggs21783 from Aurora, CoThis is one of my all time favourite songs. It's my first go to when I drop a tab on the weekends. They are such a tight band. Love it!!
• Jimmy from ConnecticutEvery time l hear that song l picture that's me. l hate Connecticut so much and the personal sadness here. l so much want put in my remaining years, retire, pack my stuff and get right out of here!!!
• Rick from Graysville, MoProbably THE theme song for a lot of us that lived the "65-75" time frame, was for me anyway
• Doug from Bristol, MeGreat tune. Wish I could find more than just chords for it on the 'Net.
  Re the Stones' use of the "Bo Diddley beat," it was their remake of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" rather than "The Last Time," referred to above.
  Good stuff.
  
• Howard from San Francisco, CaRevision: I can't comment about the writing credits.
• Howard from San Francisco, CaI can't comment about the above, but I know for sure that the song has been around since at least July of 1983. On July 7,1983 I saw BHLT & Friends (Dickey Betts, Jimmy Hall, Chuck Leavell & Butch Trucks) in concert at The Park West in Chicago. They played "No One To Run With" towards the end of the show that night.
• Steve from Boston, MaIn 1993 I spent all my free time with Dad, Brian and Wayne. In the period of six months, Dad died unexpectedly, Brian moved to Florida and Wayne moved to Las Vegas. Wow..Just like that and there really was "No one left to run with."
• Doug from Lake Mary, FlDickey Betts took half the writing credit, but did NOT write this song. It was written by my cousin, John Prestia, then living in Sarasota FL (in the early 90's). He played the whole thing for Betts one night, then they jammed it together for a few hours. Six months later, Betts called John and said, "Guess what? That song that WE wrote is going to be our next single....AND it will be part of the soundtrack for a movie" (The Cowboy Way). John's comment: "Well, he's Dickie Betts...what am I gonna do?...Besides, how better to get my name out there?" P.S. I might be "Tony", who got a job, 3 kids, and a lovely wife....
  

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