Clear the road

They're coming through

Got blood on your hands

Now they're coming after you

Say you can't live without her

Now you're on the run

Twenty miles of swamps

Packing a knife and a gun

Hot Louisiana days

Hot Louisiana nights

Caught her with another man

Now you did what you said you might

Last time you'll put your hands on her

For better or for worse

They ain't taken you out alive

Yeah, they might

As well bring the hearse

Mud to your knees

They'll never find your trail

Bald cypress, Tupelo trees

You know you'll never make bail

Rattlesnakes and alligators

Not like you haven't been here before

They're a whole lot friendlier

Then the ones beating down your door

Hot Louisiana days

Hot Louisiana nights

Caught her with another man

Now you did what you said you might

Last time you'll put your hands on her

For better or for worse

They ain't taken you out alive

Yeah, they might

As well bring the hearse