It was dark and I was down a lonely Texas road The night was hot and pulled at my eyes I was thinking the wild times and the women that I'd had The deceitful things I'd done and those
When standin' in the by the side of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a black bandanna, a ropin' hat With a two inch hat band
He held his wrinkled up as a sign to shut 'er down So I over and stopped at his side He opened up the door, in and sat down He said, "My it hot tonight"
I studied this old man and it mighty strange For him to be out all alone And then he started talkin' and he told me many Of times that of us had known
He me of the wild life and the women that he'd had How none of had ever meant a thing He told me of a black night the same as this Of the strange and awesome things seen
A man the road had raised his hand And him down, so he stopped and let him in That told him stories that I am hearing now About the wild and all the sin
And the car got cold and clammy, and this old man at me He said, "Boy, I've here for you" Your of wicked sinnin' have come to an end As a mortal on this boy, you are through
Then his got red and fiery as he took his stetson off To reveal his evil shiny and black My God, the fear o'er and my senses were all lost I fought him until we finally crashed
day they found the car at the bottom of the drop The young cowboy was found beside the His car had been consumed by fire, the had no marks Except the smokin' pitchfork brand upon his