His eyes looked like they'd lifted weights
Sunken like they'd dug their grave
Behind rivered lines on a concrete face
That ain't been outside in days
The years had been unkind to him
He'd fight back but never win
Had coffee with his morning gin
After sleeping past the sunrise
Said he rarely goes to town
Way too easy to be found
By someone he ain't been around
Since the day he walked on high school
So he does his drugs alone
Has no use for telephones
His best friends are his TV shows
And ranch hand killer reds
He said, Don't mind my cursing it's just worse than what you know
Have you ever had to die alone
Then God bless you brother if you stay out of my home
Cause we'll go together if you don't
He told me, Yeah I got a tumor there
Took what I got left of hair
Been telling God that it ain't fair
That He ain't killed me yet
They took down the wire fence
It's been there for generations
It kept the city folks from getting in
When Nashville made 'em ornery
So I'm waiting here to die
If I'm fortunate I'll go tonight
And you can kiss my ass a final time
If you realize that I'm gone
At least I won't be bitter here
For another couple years
And I can have my cigarettes and beer
Without worrying about my fence line
And he said, Don't mind my cursing it's just worse than what you know
Have you ever had to die alone
God bless you brother if you stay out of my home
Cause we'll go together if you don't