Lyrics

I was born in the back of a pickup
Doin’ a hundred and twenty five
My mother was so high on cocaine
Who would ever believe I’m alive
I spent my youth foragin for my next meal
I was on my own from the start
The lady came from the state to help me
by tearing my family apart

It’s a long long way down When there ain’t no way out (There’s no way out)

I grew up moving from one place to the next
I tried be the best I could be
But I became a prey to the people
Who was s’posed to protect me
I started to live out on the streets then
I found a home with a runaway
I learned to live the life of an outlaw
I learned to earn in a thousand ways

It’s a long long way down When there ain’t no way out (There’s no way out)

I killed three men at a gas station truck stop
For refusing to open the drawer
By then the meth had tweaked me so tight that
I needed to get me some more
I got pinched on the 5th of November
I was stoned and taking a drive
They threw the book and sent me to jail
Where I’m doin a hundred and twenty five

It’s a long long way down and there ain’t no way out (There’s no way out)

Long way down and no way out