{Verse 1}
My daddy was a fat man
And his belt was long (come here boy)
I swear he beat me like a head headed child
He was always out drinking
When momma was alive
He beat her until she had to die
{Pre-Chorus}
This is the way back home
For many years I have roamed
I’ve been behind a gun to long
I keep seeing my baby’s face
After me like a rattlesnake
A big, big, big, big rattlesnake
{Chorus}
The sheriff’s got my gun
And I’m back out on the run
Twenty years without bail
Is where I might еnd up
And so I say to you
If darling, you be true
You’ve nеver seen this face before
You’ve never known this killer was born
{Verse 2}
I waited in the tumbleweed
For him to come on home
I waited with my double barrel
I would have to stand alone
I was whistling like the devil in heat
When I heard him drawing near
I shot my daddy, and I ran like hell
{Pre-Chorus}
This is the way back home
For many years I have roamed
I’ve been behind a gun to long
I keep seeing my baby’s face
After me like a rattlesnake
A big, big, big, big rattlesnake
{Chorus}
The sheriff’s got my gun
And I’m back out on the run
Twenty years without bail
Is where I might end up
And so I say to you
If darling, you be true
You’ve never seen this face before
You’ve never known this killer was born
{Verse 3}
Some people might have remorse
And have to take it up with god
I’m proud to have killed my daddy
Hell, I could kill any of yours
But those days are behind me
Trampled in the dirt
Like memories washed ashore
Like clams on the floor
{Outro}
This is the way back home
For many years I have roamed
I’ve been behind a gun to long