Well I been high ridin' Steady side windin' I placed on a game made to lose And I fill up my cup When enough ain't enough And I lay down wherever I choose Well the life of a rambler Is matched by the gambler I'm reelin' straight out of my mind Well I just don't feel right Underneath all these lights So I hide in the pleasures I find So it's two fingers whiskey Don't mind if it's chintzy Ash in an old buckskin can I'm waitin' out back For the fear to attack And I shake like a leaf where I stand The life of a drinker Ain't one of a thinker I'm reelin' straight out of my mind I'm the son of a child And I'm ripplin' and wild And I hide in the pleasures I find Well out on the highway The moonlight is racin' And the tail lights they all look like stars So I follow that white line Til I hit the sunshine And I dodge all them slow moving cars Well the engine is steamin' Awake, but I'm dreamin' I'm reelin' straight out of my mind I'll keep the wheels down Til I hit the next town Just to hide in the pleasures I'd find Well the cool running waters They flow down the mountains And into the valleys they sing In the smoky old motels And burnt out saloons My poor heart it bellows and rings Well I long for those things That my life will not bring I'm reelin' straight out of my mind I'm the son of a child And I'm ripplin' and wild And I hide in the pleasures I find I'm the son of a child And I'm ripplin' and wild And I hide in the pleasures I find