[Verse 1]
I like gettin' high on speed
And runnin' round like a jackrabbit that's lookin' to freedom
Oh Lord, hey I'm a hard livin' man
And I like ridin' on them rails of cocaine
And railin' on down like a hellbound train
Oh Lord, hey I'm a hard livin' man

[Chorus]
And I've been know to gamble
Lose more than I win
And I've been known to dabble
In the ways of sin

[Verse 2]
Some live their life like a stagnatin' pond
Just sit in one place and never movin' on
Oh Lord, that ain't the way that I am (never will be)
My life will be a river with rapids so wild
And I'll go over that waterfall with a smile
As I die a hard livin' man

[Chorus]
And I've been know to gamble
Lose more than I win
And I've been known to dabble
In the ways of sin
[Verse 3]
Well now Mama says "You've been livin' too hard"
But God knows you can't tame the heart of this
Of a hard livin' man

[Chorus]
And I've been know to gamble
Lose more than I win
And I've been known to dabble
In the ways of sin

[Outro]
Oh Lord, I'm a hard livin' man
Oh, Waylon Jennings was a hard livin' man
And Johnny Cash was a hard livin' man
And Hank Sr. was a hard livin' man