It's all downhill from herenSo bottle up your fearnHead's on a bit unsteadynI think you'd better steernSee, I'm north country boundnGone, but still renownednMay not see my face no morenSo keep my picture outnOnce there was a youth I lednA fallacy I chasednGot so used to them somehownBut now there's criminals in minenLeading me to distressnI'm so lost, I best not get foundnNo, I'm much too weak to ridenWatch these hills on glidenMama said I'm best off deadnLord knows how hard I've triednAnd chase my skull with cloudsnMade my failure loudnHeard a teardrop hit the groundnSomewhere among the crowdnStill I'm restless for the bednMy tongue no longer tastesnOh I'm dying and lay me downnIf there's someone in my steernLet him keep my placenNot sure how I'll long I'll stick aroundnThere's a girl who knows my namenHow I wish I could explainnJust tell her that she's at my sidenAnd at hers I can't remainnSee, I've seen salvation's yardnBut every highwayman's been barrednSome cheap box wine to ease my mindnOne, oh one's mighty hardnBut baby, babe come hold my handnThere is no time to wastenYou know I think I'm sinking downnBut I doubt you've heard a word I saidnOr looked into my facenYes I'll see you next time aroundn