[Intro]
Oh, one two three four

[Verse 1]
Last night I dreamed we was runnin' through the outlands
Tears streamin', your pretty face all a wreck
(I held your daddy's gun in my tremblin' hands)
And down the highway another stranger comes
You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come

[Verse 2]
Little girl, put on your best dress
'Cause we're goin' out on the town tonight
(Better bring along a switchblade)
'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight
You gotta take 'em, baby, as they come

[Chorus]
You gotta take 'em
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em, baby, as they come

[Verse 3]
God save the rider in the black night
Save the man who taught that it was right
(To do what they have done, girl)
To become what we have become
You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come
[Verse 4]
Little girl, gone are the days
Faded away into a clear blue night
(And all the vows that we made)
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come

[Chorus]
You gotta take 'em
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em, baby, as they come

[Bridge]
I know your heart is breakin'
I can feel it too, girl
Though my finger on the trigger's shakin'
Here I swear to you, girl

[Verse 5]
If I could take all your sorrow
So that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue
(Come tomorrow, girl)
What I'd do for you, little one
I swear I'll take 'em, baby, when they come
[Chorus]
Take 'em
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em baby as they come
Take 'em
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em as they come, girl
Take 'em, baby, as they come

[Outro]
Take 'em, baby, as they come
Take 'em, baby, as they come
Take 'em, baby, as they come
Take 'em, baby, as they come