The Way That I'm Livin'

I met the devil on the side of the road one day

He said 'how do you do?'

I said it's hard to say

So he smiled at me with a wicked grin

He reached into his coat and then

He gave me a bottle full of something sweet

Said I'll fill it up every time we meet

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

Lyin' and a sinnin' and I just can't change

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

If I ever get to heaven it's a doggone shame

One little drop is all it took

To get my name in his little book

Now I sleep all day and I'm out all night

And I can't tell wrong from right

You know I'd change if I could

But being bad feels so good

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

Lyin and a sinnin and I just can't change

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

If I ever get to heaven it's a doggone shame

On the day I die when they lay me down

I know where my soul is bound

And don't you cry, and don't you weep

Cause it's too late to rescue me

But if you see the devil comin' your way

Get down on your knees

And start to pray

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

Lyin and a sinnin and I just can't change

Oh mama the way that I'm livin

If I ever get to heaven it's a doggone shame