Long Black Road Lyrics

Just a little boy the age of nine

The old man watched me as I mixed the shine

The lonesome winter didn't treat to well

Had to make us something that would sell

Then poor old mama starting falling sick

For medicine we needed money quick

The old man grabbed the gun and went to town

They put his body six feet in the ground

Then I watched her die in pain

I want the whiskey and I want the gold

I know the devil's gonna take my soul

I'm sure it'll hit me when I'm down below

Should of gotten off that long black road

Told my sugar I ain't coming home

Gonna be playing cards and getting stoned

And if I start to feel so all alone

I'll pull a dollar out and get my bone

Found the highway and I headed west

Looking for my soul to get some rest

But I grew weary hunger made me insane

Evil thoughts were entering my brain

The road is no place for a lazy eye

If you ain't careful than you gonna die

This hungry town is filled with highwaymen

You never know when they might strike again

And take your precious life away

I want the whiskey and I want the gold

I know the devil's gonna take my soul

I'm sure it'll hit me when I'm down below

Should of gotten off that long black road

Told my sugar I ain't coming home

Gonna be playing cards and getting stoned

And if I start to feel so all alone

I'll pull a dollar out and get my bone

Now I'm sitting in a prison cell

Come the morning got a date with hell

Wasn't waiting for the corn to grow

Heard them calling where the bad things go

Don't feel bad about the things I've done

Matter fact it was a lot of fun

And I bet the odds are ten to one

The highwaymen are coming here with guns

I ain't never gonna change

I want the whiskey and I want the gold

I know the devil's gonna take my soul

I'm sure it'll hit me when I'm down below

Should of gotten off that long black road

Told my sugar I ain't coming home

Gonna be playing cards and getting stoned

And if I start to feel so all alone

I'll pull a dollar out and get my bone