lives on the outside of town
he lives on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
and his cabin broken down
Well, he looked for work and money
and he walked the ragged mound
Well, he looked for work and money
and he walked the ragged mound
Well, his children are so hungry
that they don't know how to smile
Way out in the wilderness,
Way out in the wilderness,
Your eyes fixed on a shotgun
that's been hangin' on the wall
Well, rats have got your flower,
bad blood has got your mare
Well, the rats have got your flower,
the bad blood has got your mare
Is there anyone that knows?
Is there anyone that cares?
Oh your baby's cryin' louder now
It's a -poundin' on your brain
Your baby's cryin' louder now,
it's a -poundin' on your brain
Your wife screams a -steppin' you
like the burnin' drivin' rain
Your grass is turning black,
there's no wa ter in your well
Your grass is turning black,
there's no water in your well
You spent your last long dollar
When your brain is a -bleeding
and your legs can't seem to stand
and your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on a shotgun
that you're holding in your hand
Well, there's seven breezes blowing
all around the cabin door
Well, there's seven breezes
all around the cabin door
like the ocean's mountain roar
There's seven people dead
There's seven people dead on a
Somewhere in the distance
there's seven new people born
he lives on the outside of town
he lives on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
and his cabin broken down