It was dark and I was driving down a Texas road The night was hot and pulled at my eyes I was thinking 'bout the wild times and the women I'd had The things I'd done and those lies
When in the shadows by the side of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a bandanna, a ropin' stetson hat With a two inch scarlet hat
He his wrinkled hand up as a sign to shut 'er down So I over and stopped at his side He opened up the door, slid in and sat He said, "My it hot tonight"
I studied this old man and it seemed strange For him to be out all alone And then he talkin' and he told me many things Of times that of us had known
He told me of the life and the women that he'd had How none of had ever meant a thing He told me of a night much the same as this Of the strange and awesome he'd seen
A man beside the road had his hand And him down, so he stopped and let him in That stranger told him stories I am hearing now the wild times and all the sin
And the car got cold and clammy, and old man looked 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 eyes got red and fiery as he his stetson off To reveal his evil horns and black My God, the fear came o'er and my senses were all I fought with him until we crashed
Next day they found the car at the bottom of the The young cowboy was found beside the His car had been by fire, the cowboy had no marks Except the smokin' pitchfork brand upon his