Lord help me please, feeling down and low
Railroad tracks a coming, got nowhere to go
I'm pulling down on the reins, down on my soul
Lord help me please, if you can
Walking though this ghost town, half a mile from hell
Looking down a barrel, Cowboy under spell I
I'm pulling down on the reins, down on my soul
Lord help me please, if you can
Was born one morning and the sun didn't shine
I picked up the shovel and walked to the mine
Sixteen tons and what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Now if you see me coming you better step aside
Some men didn't and some men died
Right fist is iron and left on is steel
If the right one don't get you then the left one will
I'm pulling down on the reins, down on my soul
Lord help me please, if you can