I just shot a man down In central station Rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum, rum bum bum bum Oh mama, mama, mama 'Cause I didn't mean to hurt him Coulda been somebody's son And I took his heart when I pulled out that gun

You can kiss my country ass If you're a down-home, backwoods redneck Hey come on, stand up and raise your glass But if you ain't down with my outlaw crowd Tearin' down a dirt road, rebel flag flyin', coon dog in the back Truck bed loaded down with beer

I hear ev'ry mother say What a drag it is getting old Doctor please, some more of these Outside the door, she took four more "Kids are different today" Mother needs something today to calm her down And though she's not really ill There's a little yellow

Waitin' on a woman Sittin' on a bench at West Town Mall He sat down in his overalls and asked me You waitin' on a woman I nodded yeah and said how 'bout you He said son since nineteen fifty-two I've been When I picked her up for our first date I told her

I take my leave of you Shall we meet in the sunrise Stand one last time as two I'll look deep into your eyes Can I take my leave of you? Walk down to the water Stare out across the blue Look to where our love was stolen What I'd give to be unbroken

"Can't we be friends?" She's gonna turn me down and say I thought I'd found the girl of my dreams So it seems this is how the story ends Never again and through with love And through with them They play their game without shame And who's to blame? I'll

I wanna show you off Damn girl lookin' so pretty How's about a little drive to the city Hey babe spend the night with me Make the downtown boys jealous when you kiss me I know you like it That I'm shy and kinda quiet But tonight I

(C-c-coming down, drippin' candy on the ground) Take me off, take me off, take me off The capital B means, I'm 'bout that life (If you 'bout it, 'bout it) (Well say you, well you say you) Listen, I been on, I been on, I been on Tell me who gon' take me

And maybe someday down the road I wanna know you Whoa oh, whoa oh, whoa oh I'll sit back and say to myself I wanna go there where you go I wanna find out what you know Yeah, I thought so I like how you are with me

A little more than life's been wasted Since you went away, nothing's changed We stick together, it won't last forever So why is there so much pain? I can't explain This war I fought without you It's all in my head, well step aside And succumb