[Verse 1]
I kept on like a ramblin' fool
Stayed in trouble all the time
Got put behind bars yeah
Spent two years on a county line

[Verse 2]
Life ain't no good at all
Behind these county walls
Broke down three days ago
Whoa oh, wasn't where I recall

[Chorus]
And how can I slow down
When I can't stop runnin'
My own shadow scares me to death

[Verse 3]
Got caught down in Alabam'
When one of those sheriffs come around
They caught me in the bed
With the county sheriff's wife

[Chorus]
And how can I slow down
When I can't stop runnin'
My own shadow scares me to death
[Saxophone and Guitar Solos]

[Verse 3]
Got caught down in Alabam'
With one of those sheriffs come around
They caught me in the bed
With the county sheriff's wife

[Outro]
And how can I slow down
When I can't stop runnin'
My own shadow scares me to death