[Intro]
Of course, I wouldn't want you to think that everybody born in Trouble was born bad, and they either had to get good or stay bad. But some of 'em born on the other side of that railroad track just never could find the time or a good enough teacher to learn about being good

[Verse 1]
You were born by a railroad track
Never knew your ma and your pa ain't comin' back
Had to make your way the best you can
But you didn't have to steal from another man

[Chorus]
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run

[Verse 2]
Think you're a man 'cause you're 21
Shot a man for nothin' and away you run
Wanted in most every state from here to Tennessee
If you're caught you'll do your runnin' hangin' from a tree

[Chorus]
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
[Verse 3]
Storm clouds lookin' down from the sky
And hangman's noose swingin' on a tree nearby
A verse on a tombstone that won't be read by you
Says his runnin's done at 21, he won't see 22

[Chorus]
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna get you, boy, run, boy, run
They're gonna catch you, boy, run, boy, run
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run

[Outro]
Run, boy, run, boy, run, boy, run