Walking barefoot down highway 61 Wolf is howling got me on the run Muddy waters ringing in my ears Feels like I ain't been home in years Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive Its my life and its one hell of a ride! Thirteen miles from the Mississippi coast I made some friends but they all were ghosts I've been so lonesome you know that I could cry I'm still haunted by Betty Paige's eyes Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive Its my life and its one hell of a ride! Bad luck and hard love are tattooed on my spine Black clouds and holy smoke fuel the train that I drive Bad luck and hard love the story of my life Black clouds and holy smoke keeping me alive It's my life and its one hell of a ride!