It was dark and I was driving down a lonely road The night was hot and pulled at my eyes I was thinking 'bout the wild and the women that I'd had The things I'd done and those lies
When standin' in the by the side of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a black bandanna, a ropin' hat a two inch scarlet hat band
He held his wrinkled up as a sign to shut 'er down So I pulled and stopped at his side He opened up the door, in and sat down He said, "My it hot tonight"
I studied this old man and it seemed strange For him to be out all alone And then he started talkin' and he told me things Of times that of us had known
He told me of the wild life and the women that had How none of them had ever meant a He told me of a black night the same as this Of the strange and awesome he'd seen
A man beside the road had raised his And flagged him down, so he and let him in That told him stories that I am hearing now the wild times and all the sin
And the car got cold and clammy, and this old man at me He said, "Boy, I've come for you" Your days of wicked sinnin' come to an end As a mortal on this earth boy, you are
Then his eyes got red and as he took his stetson off To reveal his evil horns and black My God, the fear came o'er and my senses were all I with him until we finally crashed
Next day they found the car at the of the drop The cowboy was found beside the wreck His car had consumed by fire, the cowboy had no marks Except the smokin' brand upon his neck