Wild young cowboy out on the highway
Telecaster kid of the rockin trade
Lost unto the straight and narrow
To honky tonks and masquerade
Tempted by a thousand pleasures
Its foolish comfort for the soul
A deadly shot missed a shadow
There ain't no sign posts along this road.
It is such a sweet temptation
it gives such a brief relief
It is such a false sensation
How come that's so hard to believe
Hiram Williams was in the back seat