Early in the morning when the sun does rise
Layin’ in the bed with bloodshot eyes
Late in the evening when the sun sinks low
That’s about the time my rooster crows
I got women up and down this creek
And they keep me going and my engine clean
Run me ragged but I don’t fret
Cause there ain’t been one slow me down none yet
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high wall
Throw ‘em in the river and get your fill
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
Ain’t nothin’ better when the wind cuts cold
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a damn good feelin’ to run these roads
I got people try to tell me Red
Keep this livin’ and you’ll wind up dead
Cast your troubles on the lord of lords
Wind up layin’ on a coolin’ board
But I got buddies up at White House Road
And they keep me struttin’ when my feet hang low
Rot gut whiskey gonna ease my pain
And all this runnin’s gonna keep me sane
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high wall
Throw ‘em in the river and get your fill
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
Ain’t nothin’ better when the wind cuts cold
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a damn good feelin’ to run these roads
It’s a damn good feelin’ to run these roads
When you lay me in the cold hard clay
Won’t you sing them hymns while the banjo plays
Tell them ladies that they ought not frown
Cause there ain’t been nothing ever held me down
Lawman, women, or a shallow grave
Same old blues, just a different day
Get me drinkin’ that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high wall
Throw ‘em in the river and get your fill
We been sniffin’ that cocaine
Ain’t nothin’ better when the wind cuts cold
Lord it’s a mighty hard living
But a damn good feelin’ to run these roads
It’s a damn good feelin’ to run these roads
It’s a damn good feelin’ to run these roads