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 he`s gone, now he`s gone, Lord he`s gone, he`s gone.
Like a steam locomotive, rollin` down the track
He`s gone, gone, nothin`s gonna bring him back...He`s 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 he`s gone, now he`s gone Lord he`s gone, he`s gone.
Like a steam locomotive, rollin` down the track
He`s gone, gone, nothin`s gonna bring him back...He`s gone.
Goin` where the wind don`t blow so strange,
Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain.
Lost one round but the price wasn`t 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 he`s gone, now he`s gone Lord he`s gone, he`s gone.
Like a steam locomotive, rollin` down the track
He`s gone, gone, nothin`s gonna bring him back...He`s gone.
Ooh, nothin`s gonna bring him back.