[Verse 1]
We was broke and hungry on a summer day
They sent the sheriff down to try and drive us away
We was sittin' ducks for the police man
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can

[Chorus]
And I'm alone
I'm on the highway
Wanted dead or alive
Dead or alive

[Verse 2]
Broken down and dirty
Dressed in rags a from the day my mama told me
"Boy, you pack your bags."
Send the mayor down in his pickup truck
The jury look at me, say, "Outta luck."

[Chorus]
And I'm alone
I'm on the highway
Wanted dead or alive
Dead or alive

[Verse 3]
Now, I'm broken down and dirty
Dressed in rags a from the day my mama told me
"Boy, you pack your bags."
We was sittin' ducks for the police man
They found a dirty faced kid in a garbage can
[Chorus]
And I'm alone
I'm on the highway
Wanted dead or alive
Dead or alive