Sometimes I don't know where

This dirty road is taking me

Sometimes I can't even see the reason why

But I guess I'll keep a gamblin'

Lots of booze and lots of ramblin'

Lots easier than just waitin' around to die

One time, friends, I had a ma

I even had a pa

Well, he beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried

She told him to take care of me

She headed down to Tennessee

Well, it's easier than just waitin' around to die

Well, I came of age and I found a girl

In a Tuscaloosa bar

She cleaned me out

And she hit in on the sly

I tried to kill the pain

I bought some wine and hopped a train

It seemed easier than just waitin' around to die

Had a friend, said he knew

Where some easy money was

We robbed a man, and brother did we fly

The posse caught up with me

And drug me back to Muskogee

And it's two long years just waitin' around to die

Well, now I'm out of prison

I got me a friend at last

He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie

Well, his name's codeine

He's the nicest thing I've seen

Together we're gonna wait around to die

Well, together we're gonna wait around to die