sometimes i don t know where this dirty road is taking me sometimes i don t even know the reason why but i guess i keep a gamblin lots of booze and lots of ramblin well it s easier than just a waitin around to die one time friends i had a ma i even had a pa well he beat her with a belt once cause she cried she told him to take care of me headed down to tennessee well it s easier than just a waitin around to die well i came of age and i found a girl in a tuscaloosa bar she cleaned me out and hit in on the sly i tried to hide the pain i bought some wine and hopped a train well it s easier than just waitin around to die a friend said he knew where some easy money was we robbed a man and brother did we fly the posse caught up with me and drug me back to muskogee two long years waitin around to die well now i m out of prison i got me a friend at last well he don t drink or steal or cheat or lie his name s codeine he s the nicest thing i ve seen yah together we re gonna wait around and die yah together we re gonna wait around and die