HAYES CARLL & THE GOUGERS at Threadgill's 8-02-08

This is Hayes Carll from his song She Left Me For Jesus:

WE'VE BEEN DATIN' SINCE HIGH SCHOOL WE NEVER ONCE LEFT THIS TOWN
WE USED TO GO OUT ON THE WEEKENDS AND WE'D DRINK TIL WE DROWNED
BUT NOW SHE'S ACTIN' FUNNY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND
I THINK THAT SHE'S FOUND HER SOME OTHER MAN

CHORUS:

SHE LEFT ME FOR JESUS AND THAT JUST AIN'T FAIR
SHE SAYS "THAT HE'S PERFECT." HOW COULD I COMPARE
SHE SAYS "I SHOULD FIND HIM." AND I'LL KNOW PEACE AT LAST
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS I'M KICKIN' HIS ASS

SHE SHOWED ME A PICTURE ALL I COULD DO WAS STARE
AT THAT FREAK IN HIS SANDALS WITH HIS LONG PRETTY HAIR
THEY MUST THINK THAT I'M STUPID OR I DON'T HAVE A CLUE
I BET HE'S A COMMIE OR EVEN WORSE YET A JEW

REPEAT CHORUS

SHE'S GIVEN UP WHISKEY AND TAKIN' UP WINE
WHILE SHE PRAYS FOR HIS TROUBLES SHE'S FORGOT ABOUT MINE
I'M A GONNA GET EVEN I CAN'T HANDLE THE SHAME
WHY LAST TIME WE MADE LOVE SHE EVEN CALLED OUT HIS NAME

REPEAT CHORUS

IT COULDA BEEN CARLOS OR EVEN BILLY OR TED
BUT IF I EVER FIND JESUS
HES GONNA WISH HE WAS DEAD
AHHH, MAN

Arguably the best country song ever written!
Hayes has a new record out this year with that song on it. The album is called Trouble In Mind & is up for Americana Record of the Year. I'll be surprised if it doesn't win. It's a good album from beginning to end.
He has great lyrics & plays some good, fun honky tonk along with ballads & rockers.
Hayes played for a little under 2 hours & even with them starting at 10pm, it was still very hot out. He & his band put on a good show.
Opening for Hayes was a local band, The Gougers. First time seeing them, really enjoyed the show. If you go to this link:
http://www.freegougers.com/
you can download their album for free. All you have to do is give them the email addresses of 3 of your friends. They will contact them once with the offer of the free download. Pretty cool deal. One of the songs on the album, Everybody Knows, is played on KGSR here in Austin. Good tune!
Believe this is the 1st show I've posted since the Fan Drive that wasn't free! $15 cover for these 2 bands, unbelievable how cheap live music is here.