Daddy was a gambler back in '72
He had a taste for the night life
And he loved his booze
He had a woman on one arm
And a tattoo on the other
It was hard to read I don't know what it said
Something about my mother
I stood over his shoulder back in Bakersfield
He had some rhinestone boots with those high ridin' heels
He bet a ton of money on a hand I thought was dead
When those 7's cleaned the table up
He just looked around and said
Sometimes you win
Sometimes you won't
Sometimes you beat that devil
Sometimes you don't
We're all just killin' time
Til the good lord calls us home
And the best that you can hope for is
To die with your boots on.
I drive a big rig run from shore to shore
I've got a woman beside me
and my name out on the door
I can't make no money if I don't out run the man
That's why you find me streakin' through the night
Catch me if you can
Chorus
Sometimes you win
Sometimes you won't
sometimes you'll out run that devil
Sometimes you don't
We're all just killin' time til the good Lord calls us home
And the best that you can hope for is to die
With your boots on
With your boots on