On the day that I was born I started growing old A head of gray had by the age of 23 This hard luck living's gonna be the end of me
The old black crow leavin' tracks all across my face And everywhere I go I seem to be in the same damn place Hard living's gonna be the end of me
I dropped out of school before I learned to think Because all I wanna do is play the guitar and sing And everything I know now, I learned it on the road And I've been damn near everywhere but I've got no place to go
The old black crow leavin' tracks all over my face And everywhere I go I seem to be in the same damn place Hard living's gonna kill me
Or make me lose my mind Every inch I pull ahead, I fall a foot behind And I'll never be a gambler 'Cause I don't get the cards And you can't take it with you to the old graveyard
The old black crow leavin' tracks all across my face And everywhere I go I seem to be in the same damn place Hard living's gonna be the end of me