Mama played piano in a pentecostal church
Staring them snakes in the eye
Daddy died drunk left us all in lurch
Hell, I did what I did to get by
Yeah, I did what I did to get by
Third grade education won't bring you no luck
Looking for a way to get paid
Turned fourteen and stole a pick up truck
Couldn't make it on the minimum wage
Couldn't make it on the minimum wage
Well I almost got caught in Tulsa Town
Had me one foot in the grave
Oh, they're gonna die trying to track me down
But they'll never catch monroe suede
No, they'll never catch monroe suede
Well you can't stay long when you're living on the run
And the high sherrif's looking for you
Never shot nobody with a loaded gun
But I found me a lover or two
Well I almost got caught in Tulsa Town
Had me one foot in the grave
Oh, they're gonna die trying to track me down
But they'll never catch monroe suede
No, they'll never catch monroe suede
Mama still plays piano in the same old church
Helping them sinners get saved
Daddy died drunk left us all in lurch
And they called me monroe suede
Well I almost got caught in Tulsa Town
Had me one foot in the grave
Oh, they're gonna die trying to track me down
But they'll never catch monroe suede
No, they'll never catch monroe suede