The boy gets crazy when he's sittin' at the bar   Don't you mess with Jake, don't you push him too far   Rotgut whiskey and homemade wine   Make a good country boy just lose his mind      Like a runaway train rollin' through the night   The boy ain't got no fear   Like a race car hittin' the wall it gets hard to steer      Waitin' for the smoke to clear      Betty got caught in the back of Bobby's car   Bobby got caught with his hand in the cookie jar   Her daddy blew a fuse and he went for his gun   Now Bobby and Betty, they're on the run      Like a runaway train, rollin' throught the night   Nothin's gonna stop them now   Gotta keep on moving, cover their tracks somehow      Like a runaway train rollin' through the night   The kids ain't got no fear   Daddy swears, " 'Bang' is the last sound Bobby's gonna hear"      Waitin' for the smoke to clear      Daddy finally caught 'em and he emptied his gun   Put a dead end to all of Bobby's fun   Good God Almighty for Heaven's sakes   Betty's daddy he turned out to be Jake      Like a runaway train rollin' through the night   Jake ain't got no fear   No hangman judge gonna give the boy 99 years      Here sits Jake in the back of this bar   Sippin' on an ice cold beer   If the law had a clue all they'd do is look right here   And they'd see Jake      Waitin' for the smoke to clear   Waitin' for