Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I'll keep on gambling, lots of booze, and lots of rambling Easier than a-waiting around to die One time, friends, I had a ma, I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried She told him to take care of me and headed down to Tennessee Easier than a-waiting around to die ♪ I came of age and met a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She clеaned me out and hit it on the sly I triеd to kill the pain, I bought some wine, I hopped a train Seemed easier than waiting around to die I had a friend who said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man and, brother, did we fly His posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee Now it's two long years just waiting around Two long years just waiting around Two long years just waiting around Two long years of waiting around to die ♪ Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't drink or cheat or steal or lie His name is Codeine, and he's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around Together we're gonna wait around and die