Daddy was a gambler
  Back in seventy-two
  He had a taste for the nightlife and he
  Loved his booze
  He had a woman on one arm
  And a tattoo on the other
  It was hard to read I don't know what it said
  Somethin' about my mother
    I stood over his shoulder back in Bakersfield
  He had some rhinestone boots with those high ridin' heels
  He bet a ton of money
  On a hand I thought was dead
  When those sevens cleaned the table up
  He just looked around and said
    Sometimes you win
  Sometimes you won't
  Sometimes you beat that devil
  Sometimes you don't
  We're all just killin' time
  Til the good Lord calls us home
  And the best that you can hope for is to die
  With your boots on
    I drive a big rig from shore to shore
  I've got a woman beside me
  And my name out on the door
  Can't make no money
  If I don't outrun the man
  That's why you find me streakin' through the night
  Catch me if you can
    Sometimes you win
  Sometimes you won't
  Sometimes you beat that devil
  Sometimes you don't
  We're all just killin' time
  Til the good Lord calls us home
  And the best that you can hope for is to die
    Sometimes you win
  Sometimes you won't
  Sometimes you outrun that devil
  Sometimes you don't
  We're all just killin' time
  Til the good Lord calls us home
  And the best that you can hope for is to die
  With your boots on
  With your boots on