I thought I'd grow, like so many I know, into a proud and respectable man Instead of being here, holding eyes full of fear, acting like the devil's right hand My Mother gave her warning, "Don't compromise what's right" But I grew up wrong, I seemed to be drawn, to the darker side of life
The other day, I made my way, to where no honest man would The Boss himself, hired guns to his left, sat playing five card stud I laid my money on the table, and I won me a hand or two Then the Boss dealt me, a fist full of queens, I knew I could not loose
When the cards went down, my heart hit the ground, I had lost everything I own My money, my car, may daddy's little farm, the only place that I call home I quickly sank to the bottom, of an ocean of pointed guns I was a desperate man, with nowhere to stand, and nowhere to run
It's midnight on a Texas highway I've got a hole in my soul that I know the Lord won't fix Tonight I might die but I'll die my way With Old No. 7 and a .30-06
For the next three days, I fed my rage, on a self-destructive dive No food no sleep, just Jack and speed, got to thinking someone must die Then I caught the sound of, someone laughing out my name They had stacked the deck, when I lost my bet, that's when I lost all restrain
I plunged right, into the deluge of night, with dark thoughts in my eyes There's no way, I'd let him get away, with cheating me out of my life Then I saw this '35 Deluxe Plymouth in black That Devil's Ride, beckoned me inside, all I left were tracks
I made one stop, my old hunting spot, and grabbed everything that I need My hand on the bottle, my foot on the throttle, Springfield across my right knee Saw that Boss outside his barroom, so I left the car in the woods From a hundred yards away, I let him see my face, then I dropped him where he stood
It's midnight on a Texas highway I've got a hole in my soul that I know the Lord won't fix Tonight I might die but I'll die my way With Old No. 7 and a .30-06
As I watch the clock, I know I've got, only one thing I can do He had his gang, and they remain, and they'll hunt me till I'm through So I grab this eight-ball shifter, and I spin this car around I'm racing straight, to meet my fate, and put them in the ground
It's midnight on a Texas highway I've got a hole in my soul that I know the Lord won't fix Tonight I might die but I'll die my way With Old No. 7 and a .30-06