[Verse 1]
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
Sometimes I don't know the reason why
So I guess I keep a-gamblin' lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
Well, it's easier than just waitin' around to die

[Verse 2]
Well 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, she headed down to Tennessee
Well, it's easier than just waitin' around to die

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

[Verse 4]
Then 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 he drag me back to Muskogee
And now it's two long years, waitin' around to die

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