"One Last Ride" lyrics - MOLLY HATCHET

Ridin' at night and the the moon is high
Got a hell hound on my trail
Got to cross the Rio Grande
They never let me out of that jail
Feel the cool desert air go whippin' across my face
Don't make a sound, stay close to the ground
Got to leave without a trace

Like my daddy before me
The seventh son of a seventh son
I can't set still when the night time comes
My spirit's always on the run
I've done wronged everyone I loved
And I live with that pain
Seven lovers with broken hearts
The hell hound's on my trail

I watched one after another as they died
They took my heart and left me cold inside

Tonight I ride one Last Ride
My past is close behind me, a pistol's by my side
Gotta keep on ridin', time's not on my side
I'm a pistol totin' gamblin' man
Time for one last ride.

Just a simple country boy without a lick of sense
.30-06, Colt.45 rode a thousand of fence
When you're ridin' with the devil, baby, you heed the devil's call
Can't sing with the angels when to hell you're bound to fall.

Townsfolk watched as he locked himself inside
They knew this tortured man was bound to die
Took the loneliness to his grave
The poor boy's soul could not be saved
The boy had finally taken his last ride.

Tonight I ride one last ride
My past is close behind me, a pistol's by my side
Gotta keep on ridin', time's not on my side
I'm a whiskey drinkin' gamblin' man
Time for one last ride
So I keep on ridin' one last ride
My past is close behind me, a pistol's by my side
Gotta keep on ridin', time's not on my side
I'm a pistol totin' gamblin' man
Time for one last ride.