Verse 1Well I Take No Earthly Pleasure From Throwing StonesOr Building Up My Palace Out Of Crumbling BonesAnd I Can't Be Certain 'Bout The Places That I've BeenBut I Have Scraped And Clawed My Way Out Of Them Shadows AgainThat's Why I'm Hitching Up My Wagon To A Sinking ShipAnd Riding It Down Till I Lost My GripAnd Then The World Says You Only Got Yourself To BlameRunning Ragged Through The Mud Upon Your Family NameChorusI'll Be A Dead Man Striding Down To The GraveOn That Troubled Little Road To Hell That I've PavedAcross State Lines And Down To The SeaThere Ain't No Absolution For A Sinner Like MeNo, No No...Verse 2Well I've Devalued Every Dollar Of My Hard Earned PayOn The Whims Of Every Lover That Stumbled My WayWell A Smile And A Strut Is All That It TookAnd A Lovely Little Lady She Had Me Staggered And ShookI've Seen The Bottom Of A Bottle The Inside Of The CanAnd Things To Shake The Faith Of An Inferior ManI've Been The Victim Of Conviction In The Love That I FeelBut You Can't Ever Say That I Walked Away From Something I've FearedChorusI'll Be A Dead Man Striding Down To The GraveOn That Troubled Little Road To Hell That I've PavedAcross State Lines And Down To The SeaThere Ain't No Absolution For A Sinner Like MeNo, No No...No No....No No...No No...Well Hey Hey...hey Hey...hey Hey.....Verse 3Some Say Your Disposition Is Holding Me DownBut I've Seen How Easy Good Intentions Burn To The GroundWith Your Back Against The Wall And Feet Against The FlameAnd The Vultures Circle Overhead They're Calling Your NameChorusI'll Be A Dead Man Striding Down To The GraveOn That Troubled Little Road To Hell That I've PavedAcross State Lines And Down To The SeaThere Ain't No Absolution For A Sinner Like MeNo, No No...No No....No No....Well Hey Hey... Hey Hey.... Hey Yeah
