Fire one up and you toss one down

Everybody knows you been downtown

Been downtown late last night

Busted your head in a barroom fight Fightin with your brother, fightin with your wife

Seems you been fightin every day of your life

Cant stand still, still cant run

You put it all together but it came undone Your soul is junk, your brain is dust

All your memories are eaten up with rust

Your nightmares real, dreams too stark

You love the night but you hate the dark Your mother, your daddy, little sister too

Told you a secret, they were countin on you

You were dying to tell but your dad said, "Son

Button your lip but it came undone" * So they turned you out when you turned them in

They told you dont come back again

Now the years stack up like old beer cans

Dead end jobs, payment plans Broke down trucks, welfare checks

Child support and back-seat ***

Youd kill yourself but you hocked your gun

You built a noose but it came undone So youre livin in a shack but you wanna be rich

And you would if it wasnt for the sonovabitch

The sonovabitch, the dirty old ***

The butcher, the baker, the grocery store You hate them, they hate you

What in the world are you gonna do?

It aint your fault but they need someone

To blame it on when they come undone Now the storms comin in, the skys turned black

Its too late now, you cant turn back

Lightnin strikes on the telephone wire

Youre drunk as a skunk, your shacks on fire The wife took the baby and the other two kids

The dogs are a howlin and the chickens are dead

Its your last night out and youre gonna have fun

Theyll read it in the papers when you come undone