[Verse 1]
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is takin' me
Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
Well, it's easier than just waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 2]
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
It's easier than just waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 3]
I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 4]
A friend said he knew where some easy money was
We robbed a man and brother, did we fly
But the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee
It's two long years of waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 5]
Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last
He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie
His name is codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen
Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die
[Refrain]
Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die