Rat in a drain ditch caught on a limb

You know better but I know him

Like I told you what I said

Steal your face right off your head

And now he's gone

Now he's gone Lord he's gone

He's gone

Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track

He's gone he's gone and nothing's gonna bring him back

He's gone

Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride

Hot as a pistol but cool inside

Cat on a tin roof dogs in a pile

Nothing left to do but smile smile smile

Now he's gone

Now he's gone now he's gone he's gone

Like a steam locomotive

Rolling down the track

He's gone he's gone nothing's gonna bring him back

He's gone

Going where the wind don't blow so strange

Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain

Lost one round but the price wasn't anything

A knife in the back and more of the same

Same old rat in a drain ditch caught on a limb

You know better but I know him

Like I told you what I said

Steal your face right off your head

Now he's gone now he's gone Lord he's gone he's gone

Like a steam locomotive rollin' down the track

He's gone he's gone nothing's gonna bring him back

He's gone

Like a steam locomotive

Rolling down the track

He's gone he's gone

Nothing's gonna bring him back

He's gone

Oh nothing's gonna bring him back

Oh nothing's gonna bring him back

Oh nothing's gonna bring him back