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