[Verse 1]
Eighteen wheeler, backroad dealer
Hundred different ways to ride
If you'da seen what I seen, done what I done
You'd be lookin' for a place to hide
Even if I had a shiny silver dollar
Every time I missed the promised land
I'd still be two bucks shy at the back of the line
'Cause they ain't never gonna let me in

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, when my pride got the best of me
When my pride got the best of me
I was a stuck-up, no good son of a gun
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
Tried to make the whole world see
Foolish pride begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be

[Verse 2]
Well, cold hard money, and cash and clothes
Livin' it up every day
A weekend trip down to Vegas
Right up until the repo came
There I was on the ground with the shit comin' down
'Til I saw a shimmering light
Lady luck in her two-piece bikini
Come to fly me home through the night
[Chorus]
Lordy, when the dealer got a hold of me
When the dealer got a hold of me
I was a rollin', reelin', two-time cheatin'
'Til the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
And tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Dirty dealin' begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be, come on

[Instrumental bridge]

[Verse 3]
Well, Honky Tonk Hell is a hell of a place
They got a big old dance room hall
Seats reserved for all the folks down in Nashville
For writin' phony-ass country songs
And if people ever get to askin'
Mr. Gabe Lee, how you end up here?
I look 'em dead in the eye and my only reply
Is to hit 'em with a mile-long stare

[Chorus]
Lordy, when the devil got a hold of me
When the devil got a hold of me
I felt a black hole way down deep in my heart
Until the good lord set me free
Found a way to put it all together
Tried to make the whole world see, yeah
Punk-ass devil begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, let me be
Punk-ass devil begone, glory Saint Mary
Hallelujah, hallelujah, let me be