Well I?ve been hell hounded by a pack of wild lies I?ve been dumbfounded by the fools you idolize Spellbound by boredom too blind to realize I forgot to tell the truth, forgot to act with proof Or look into your eyes On the straight and narrow Be aware of which side you may fall Its so hard to walk that line When you?re just learnin? (to crawl) Now a desperate wind blows through me I'm a torn up window screen You handed me your blanket, it?s full of holes To match your promises unseen That same wind that shakes your bonnet Rattles your lushest green And it blows into the head of every redneck son With a bitterness unseen BRIDGE No you can?t leave it, you don?t love it You don?t even try to rise above it CHORUS Now I?ve been an honest outlaw, and a preacher man thievin' A well contented beggar, And a millionaire grieving I have taken many trains in this life That have stopped a little east of even And that?s an obvious excuse to throw your hands up and refuse To have something to believe in CHORUS x2