G Em
It was dark and I was drivin' down a loney Texas road
C D Em
The night was hot and sleep pulled at my eyes
G Em
I was thinkin' bout the wild times and the women that I'd had
C D Em
The deceitful things I'd done and those lies
G D
Standin' in the shadows by the side of the road
C Em
Was a figure of a withered old man
G D
He wore a black bandanna a rolled brim Stetson hat
C Em
With a two inch scarlet hat band
G Em
He held his wrinkled hand up as a sign to shut her down
C D Em
So I pulled over and stopped by his side
G Em
He opened up the door slid in and sat down
C D Em
He said my ain't it hot tonight
G D
I studied this old man and it seemed mighty strange
C Em
For him to be out here all alone
G D
Then he started talkin' and he told me many things
C Em
Of times like both of us had known
G Em
He told me of the wild life and the women that he'd had
C D Em
How none of them had ever meant a thing
G Em
And he told me of a black night much the same as this
C D Em
Of the strange and awesome things he'd seen
G D
A man beside the road had raised his hand
C Em
and flagged him down so he stopped and let him in
G D
That stranger told him stories like I am hearing now
C Em
Bout the wild times and all the sin
G Em
Then the car got cold and clammy and this old man looked at me
C D Em
He said boy I've come here for you
G Em
Your days of wicked sinnin' have come to an end
C D Em
and as mortal on this earth boy you are through
G D
Then his eyes got red and fiery as he took his Stetson off
C Em
To reveal his evil horns shiny and black
G D
My God the fear came o'er me and my senses were all lost
C Em
I fought with him until we finally crashed
G Em
Next day the car was found at the bottom of a draw
C D Em
The young cowboy was found beside the wreck
G
His car had been consumed by fire
Em
but the cowboy had no marks
C D Em
Except the smokin' pitch fork brand upon his neck
