The Marshall Tucker Band Can’t You See song was originally recorded by the band on their 1973 debut album (The Marshall Tucker Band) and released as the album’s first single. It was re-released in 1977 and peaked at number #75 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Marshall Tucker Band hails from Spartanburg, South Carolina and are considered a “southern rock” band. The group was known for incorporating blues, country, and jazz into an eclectic sound and many country artists covered songs from this band.
The “Can’t You See” song is a blend of Country Rock and Southern Rock and became a country music classic that was covered by Waylon Jennings (in 1976) and the Zac Brown Band with Kid Rock (2010). The Waylon Jennings version of the song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country songs chart. The Waylon Jennings performance is also included below.
The Marshall Tucker Band performed Can’t You See Live on September 10, 1973 at the Grand Opera House. Watch the live performance and check out the Waylon version and written lyrics below.
The Marshall Tucker Band Can’t You See Live Performance
The Marshall Tucker Band Can’t You See (Official Audio)
The Waylon Jennings Cover of “Can’t You See”
The “Can’t You See” song was written by Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band.
The Marshall Tucker Band Can’t You See Lyrics
I’m gonna take a freight train
Down at the station, Lord
I don’t care where it goes
Gonna climb a mountain
The highest mountain
I’ll jump off, nobody gonna know
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
I’m gonna find me
A hole in the wall
I’m gonna crawl inside and die
‘Cause my lady, now
A mean ol’ woman, Lord
Never told me goodbye
Can’t you see, ohh, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
I’m gonna buy a ticket, now
As far as I can
Ain’t a-never comin’ back
Ride me a southbound
All the way to Georgia, now
Till the train, it run out of track
Can’t you see, ohh, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
Oh, Lord
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, Lord, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see, whoa, can’t you see
What that woman, she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see (oh, she’s such a crazy lady), can’t you see
What that woman (what that woman) she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see (Lord, I can’t stand), can’t you see
What that woman (ohh), she been doin’ to me
Can’t you see (I’m gonna take a freight train)
Can’t you see (down at the station, Lord)
What that woman, she been doin’ to me (ain’t never comin’ back) oh oh
Can’t you see (gonna ride me a southbound, now)
Can’t you see (all the way to Georgia, Lord)
What that woman, she been doin’ to me (till the train run out of track), oh
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