I was raised by myself down in Arkansas My family had some rich folks' but they'd never call If they wanna be that way, well that's fine with me 'Cause
Well, hey there, mister man What's that you say? Well, you don't like our style And you say that we're out of date With a little bit of Hellbilly country
Well, I'm runnin' down the road about a hundred and five Don't care if I live, I just wanna die Searching for a gal who wants to keep me alive Satan's
I used to have a nice life, I used to live by the right But I've strayed from the good side of the Lord And I flirted with the Devil and he dealt me a
Way down in West Virginia, There are some people who are one of a kind. They don't need nothin' from nobody, 'Cause they're already doin' fine. You got
I don't need nobody To call me on the phone I don't need no company I'd rather be alone I'm just happy by myself Here being blue 'Cause I'm not lonely
Well, we were lovin' and huggin' And kissin' and squeezin' On a Friday an' Saturday night Just dancin' and prancin' And a lotta romancin' and Boy, did
Low down, once again Well I'm strugglin' now To get by, my friend It's keepin' me up Real late at night I just can't settle down My honky tonk
I'm all messed up and drivin around town well my old trick she done had to kick my ass out I'm raisin hell and tryin to find a life, livin fast and
I'm all messed up in Texas, and I'm lookin' for a damn good time. Well all my friends in Texas, well they've already lost their minds. Coz' I've been
I got the Louisiana Stripes, and their always chainin' me down I'm in debt for 99 years for shootin? my wife to the ground Well she had to love my friend
Sittin' up all night trying to have a good time Singing my songs and trying to get paid I've been roughed up beat up I I've been cut I got a tattoo at
She said she's gonna quit me If I didn't quit the booze So I just started drinkin' more To see if she would really choose And I have to hand it to that
Yeah, I can feel it's time for me to be movin' on. And the reason I know is for us, the good times have gone. We keep gettin' further than closer, day
Well, I had a good friend He used to shoot a lot of speed He was wild and cranky and man He was always in the need But he always just had to do it But
Lookin' back through the years, I saw my anger There was things that I could not control Wanderin' through my memories with my darlin' Now I fall through
Well, I'm gonna do some drinkin' I'm gonna drink all that whiskey that I can Well, I'm gonna do some drinkin' I'm gonna drink all that whiskey that I
's at an' end. Sometimes I'm wired an' sometimes, I'm tired, But I'm doin' the best that I can. So let's have a drink and a glum with Hank, An' may the
