Well I never thought I'd be singing the blues
I never thought I would die
Now somebody else gotta walk in my shoes
'Cause I got a place in the sky
And it's alright if the big man's gonna pass me by
'Cause I never thought there was heaven above
So I never bothered to pray
And I never knew what to do with your love
You were trying to get me to stay
So don't you cry when the big man sends me on my way
This is the tale of the Marlboro Man
How a sinner turned into a saint
Maybe it all was a part of the plan
But going to Hell surely ain't
The devil said "I wanna be just like you"
But I thought I was just like him
Said "Most get one life, you get two"
And even the Reaper was grim
The Marlboro Man is coming back down again
But something's changed, he threw his smokes down the drain
The Marlboro Man, he fell in love with Mary Jane