[Verse 1]
Early in the mornin` when the sun does rise
Layin` in the bed with bloodshot eyes
Late in the evenin` when the sun sinks low
That`s about time my rooster crows
I got women up and down this creek
And they keep me goin` and my engine clean
Run me ragged but I don`t fret
`Cause there ain`t been one slow me down, none yet

[Chorus]
Get me drinkin` that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high-wall
Throw `em in the river and get your fill
We`ve been sniffin` that cocaine
Ain`t nothin` better when the wind cuts cold
Lord, it`s a mighty hard livin`
But a damn good feelin` to run these roads

[Verse 2]
I got people try to tell me, Red
Keep this livin` and you`ll wind up dead
Cast your troubles on the Lord of lords
Or wind up layin` on a coolin` board
But I got buddies up White House Road
And they keep me strutting when my feet hang low
Rotgut whiskey gonna ease my pain
An` all this runnin`s gonna keep me sane

[Chorus]
Get me drinkin` that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high-wall
Throw `em in the river and get your fill
We`ve been sniffin` that cocaine
Ain`t nothin` better when the wind cuts cold
Lord it`s a mighty hard livin`
But a damn good feelin` to run these roads
It`s a damn good feelin` to run these roads

[Verse 3]
When you lay me in the cold hard clay
Won`t you sing them hymns while the banjo plays?
You can tell them ladies that they ought not frown
`Cause there ain`t been nothin` ever held me down

[Pre-Chorus]
Lawmen, women or a shallow grave
Same ol` blues just a different day

[Chorus]
Get me drinkin` that moonshine
Get me higher than the grocery bill
Take my troubles to the high-wall
Throw `em in the river and get your fill
We`ve been sniffin` that cocaine
Ain`t nothin` better when the wind cuts cold
Lord it`s a mighty hard livin`
But a damn good feelin` to run these roads
It`s a damn good feelin` to run these roads
It`s a damn good feelin` to run these roads