I used to burn the devil's gasoline On the back streets of this town I did not have no road map 'Til Jesus flagged me down I'm on the Lord's Highway The Lord's highway The Lord's highway Comin' home I used to pack an old switchblade Had a pistol in my coat Now all I got is this good book The only weapon that I tote Out on the Lord's Highway The Lord's highway The Lord's highway Comin' home On a hillside in Kentucky Is where my Momma lays I wish that she could of Been here to see me change my way I took the Lord's Highway The Lord's highway The Lord's highway Comin' home I will not fear no fires of hell When I'm on my dying bed Cause at the pearly gate Saying traveler come ahead You're on the Lord's Highway The Lord's highway The Lord's highway Comin' home