Walking barefoot down highway 61
Wolf is howling got me on the run
Muddy waters ringing in my ears
Feels like I ain't been home in years

Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine
Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive
Its my life and its one hell of a ride!

Thirteen miles from the Mississippi coast
I made some friends but they all were ghosts
I've been so lonesome you know that I could cry
I'm still haunted by Betty Paige's eyes

Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine
Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive
Its my life and its one hell of a ride!

Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine
Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive
Bad luck and hard love the story of my life
Black clouds and holy smoke keeping me alive
Its my life and its one hell of a ride!