[Verse 1]
These days ain't so easy mama
Gotta watch your back
I take my whiskey straight
Chewin’ on pieces from my past
In the day I wouldn't take back

[Chorus]
And I’m no John Henry, mama
I do my best
With this guitar strapped to my back child
I’m headed west
I'm headed west

[Verse 2]
Go to sleep when the sun comes up, now
On this deadbeat town
Come alive in the moonlight, mama
When that sun goes down
When that sun goes down

[Chorus]
And I’m no John Henry, mama
I do my best
With this guitar strapped to my back child
I’m headed west
I'm headed west
[Verse 3 (Jesse Henry)]
Walk away from my grave with these boots still on
Dead soul needs savin’, gon' grab my gun
Gonna grab my gun

[Chorus (Jesse Henry)]
And I’m no John Henry, mama
I do my best
With this guitar strapped to my back child
I’m headed west
I'm headed west

[Chorus (Taylor Meier and Jesse Henry)]
And I’m no John Henry, mama
I do my best
With this guitar strapped to my back child
I’m headed west
I'm headed west
I’m headed west
I'm headed west
I’m headed west
I'm headed west
I’m headed west

[Outro]
I’m headed west