Snake eyes rolling down a diamondback heart It ain't a good roll but a place to start She wasn't the best and I wasn't the worst If true love was water, we'd have died of thirst Coiled in the backseat ready to strike Love bites deep in the middle of the night Out on the rattlesnake road, yeah I'm a full moon fool when the moon comes up We're drinkin' whiskey straight from a dixie cup I got my top laid back and the lights turned out We're gonna find out soon what it's all about Love is a poison, passion's a sin Straight to your heart when the fangs sink in Out on the rattlesnake road Twistin' and turnin', outta control Rattlesnake road won't let go We're too young to quit, too old to try I'd sell my soul for one more ride Out on the rattlesnake road Oh, you take that In most states what we did was a crime She was sixteen, goin' on twenty nine Yeah, she shook me up and she rattled my chain As she wet me down like a driving rain Out on the rattlesnake road Twistin' and turnin', outta control Rattlesnake road won't let go We're too young to quit, too old to try I'd sell my soul for one more ride Out on the rattlesnake road Oh yeah, rattlesnake road Here they come