well i was only there for a minute i was only passing through i was only being friendly but her pappy said he d send me to a grave for what i tried to do i should ve known when she was so willin i should ve known that she was only a kid i should ve known i s a stranger i would be in danger for something that i nearly did run a mile run a mile to the river gonna throw off the hunting hound run a mile run a mile to the river i m gonna wash away or drown well i can t believe the story that she told her mom and daddy and the vigilante crowd in town that lolita of the country set the dogs out on me lord they re tryin to take me down i would rather swing a hammer in the alabama slammer than to face what s coming after me i m gotta make it to the water ride it to the border let the scent wash off of me run a mile run a mile to the river gonna throw off the hunting hound run a mile run a mile to the river i m gonna wash away or drown  well i can t believe the story that she told her mom and daddy and the vigilante crowd in town that lolita of the country got the dogs out on me lord they re tryin to take me down i would rather swing a hammer in the alabama slammer than to face what s coming after me i m gotta make it to the water ride it to the border let the sin wash off of me run a mile run a mile to the river gonna throw off the hunting hound run a mile run a mile to the river i m gonna wash away run a mile run a mile to the river gonna throw off the hunting hound run a mile run a mile to the river i m gonna wash away or drown