Verse 1 I was born, in a run down shack in Memphis, out on the streets when I was ten
There ain't a place that I can call my home, or ever go back to again

Chorus So baby take away my sorrow, give me a warm place to lay down my guns,
Make me forget, I'm leaving tomorrow, and I'm just a man, on the run

Verse 2 I'll be looking, over my shoulder, for a bullett from a lawmans gun
Somebody knows me, in every town I go, it's hard to hide when you're on the run

Chorus So baby take away my sorrow, give me a warm place, to lay down my guns
Make me forget, I'm leaving tomorrow, and I'm just a man on the run

Verse 3 I'll be leavin, when the sun comes up tomorrow, Lord I hate to say goodbye to you
But the hangman, is a-knockin on my backdoor, and the hellhound's there too

Chorus So baby take away my sorrow, give me a warm place to lay down my guns
Make me forget, I'm leavin tomorrow, and I'm just a man on the run
I'm just a man on the run, I'm just a man on the run