Brand New Companion

by Townes Van Zandt

I got a brand new companion

man, I'm gonna do my best this time

I got a brand new companion

man, I'm gonna do my best this time

you know she cools me with her breathin'

chases away those howlin' bottles of wine

She fits just like my guitar

man, she's near as tall as me

She fits just like my guitar

she's near as tall as me

she lives way out the D train

but she's Texas as can be

She got a home-spun disposition

man, she's just as gentle as you please

she got a home-spun disposition

man, she's just as gentle as you please

she got arms just like two rattle snakes

legs just like a billow in the breeze

I got a brand new companion

man, I'm gonna do my best this time

I got a brand new companion

man, I'm gonna do my best this time

I want to trace her with my body

I want to track her with my mind