Cm Sometimes I donʼt know where Fm this dirty road is taking me Cm G7 sometimes I canʼt even see the reason why Cm I guess I keep a-gamblinʼ Fm lots of booze and lots of ramblinʼ Cm G7 Cm itʼs easier than just waitinʼ around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa he beat her a belt once ʼcause she cried She told him to take care of me headed down to Tennessee itʼs easier than just waitinʼ around to die I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine and hopped a train seemed easier than just waitinʼ around to die 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 itʼs two long years Iʼve been waitinʼ around to die Now Iʼm out of prison I got me a friend at last he donʼt drink or steal or cheat or lie His nameʼs Codine heʼs the nicest thing Iʼve seen together weʼre gonna wait around and die together weʼre gonna wait around and die