Maria please don't leave me    now I need ya   I'ma wanted   there's nowhere I can go   My up's turned down    my luck's spun round and left me   no I didn't see it comin    but oh I'ma watchin it go   so I chose the company of those    who don't need protection   took a new name,    mostly to fool my friends   swore off the days    when I had to count on others   cause courtin the knife means    countin your days to the end      I made enemies of those    who might defend me   Partnered with men    liable to do me in   snake in my way,    past deals will make you wonder   what kind of heaven    are these killers dying to win   did I lose my way    or did I just play   the cards the way    the dealer gave em to me   I try not to regret   the things that I've done yet    I know no pardon pity for the guilty      some games you play well   well you lose   sometimes you're dealt   you don't get to choose   some guns get drawn    but you don't need to use them   some tried that    before their troubles begin   oh but I oh but I   I've seen the handle   I had the women    and the law(lord?) by my side   I climbed so high    the sky dropped down to teach me   how to lay low and    keep my ear to the ground      I'll get caught one day   least that's what they say   repayins are but a killers way of trying   dont' ask me to confess   my peace will come on rest   confessin's just    an honest way of lying   my blues are tangled and are cursed with the fear of knowing   no allibis or ties    left to keep me going