Disappointed my God in Tennessee
Paid my overdue bills in Macron
Lost my mind in a bar in New Orleans
Got my ass kicked in Houston
My life shadowing the obscene

I’ll never forget the feeling of dread
As the wheels of a Greyhound bus
Carried me to nowhere
To find women who never cared
Their bodies all they wanted to share

Joined in the jailbirds’ cheers
As Johnny Cash sang ‘I killed a man in Reno
Just to watch him die’
It brought back nightmare memories
Never suppressed, ‘though I try

Shared a sagging bed in Albuquerque
With bed bugs and a broken woman
One of them stole my wallet
With all the money for my next meal
The sheriff said: ‘Man, it’s no big deal’

Satan’s glove grabbed me in St Louis
I quickly got the hell out of there
Drifted awhile along the Mason-Dixon line
Took on some dangerous work to earn a dime
And visited some good ol’ boys doing time

I became a lover who never loved
A brave man who’ll never win
A coward without morality or care
An ungodly man filled with sin
Unburdened by precious earthly wares

I’ll never forget the feeling of dread
As the wheels of a Greyhound bus
Carried me to nowhere
To find women who never cared
Their bodies all they wanted to share.