I cut my thigh on a barbed wire fence I just didn't want to get back in again The cracklin' sound followed by a pop I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop My temper always got the best of me So many things in a hot moment I just couldn't see I once wrecked my daddy's barbershop I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop And now I know Which way life goes 'Cause I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop ♪ They put me behind these prison walls Turns out, when the cops came, I couldn't take them all I just knocked down a guard, so I'll run 'til I drop 'Cause I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop Now I know Which way life goes 'Cause I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop And now I know Which way life goes And I cry 'Til my breath turns into quiet sighs again And now I know, oh Which way life goes 'Cause I never knew when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop 'Cause I never knew, when to stop No, I never knew baby, when to stop