Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb, you know better but I know him
Like I told you, what I said, steal your face right off your head

Now hes gone, now hes gone, lord hes gone, hes gone
Like a steam locomotive, rollin down the track
Hes gone, gone, nothins gonna bring him backhes gone

Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride, hot as a pistol but cool inside
Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,
Nothin left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!

Now hes gone, now hes gone lord hes gone, hes gone
Like a steam locomotive, rollin down the track
Hes gone, gone, nothins gonna bring him backhes gone

Goin where the wind dont blow so strange,
Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain
Lost one round but the price wasnt anything,
A knife in the back and more of the same

Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb,
You know better but I know him
Like I told you, what I said,
Steal your face right off your head

Now hes gone, now hes gone lord hes gone, hes gone
Like a steam locomotive, rollin down the track
Hes gone, gone, nothins gonna bring him backhes gone

Ooh, nothins gonna bring him back