It was dark and I was driving down a lonely Texas The night was hot and pulled at my eyes I was thinking 'bout the wild times and the women I'd had The deceitful things I'd done and lies
When standin' in the shadows by the of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a black bandanna, a ropin' hat With a two inch hat band
He held his hand up as a sign to shut 'er down So I pulled over and at his side He opened up the door, in and sat down He said, "My it hot tonight"
I studied old man and it seemed mighty strange For him to be out here all And then he talkin' and he told me many things Of times that of us had known
He me of the wild life and the women that he'd had How of them had ever meant a thing He told me of a black night the same as this Of the strange and awesome things he'd
A man the road had raised his hand And him down, so he stopped and let him in stranger told him stories that I am hearing now About the wild and all the sin
And the car got and clammy, and this old man looked at me He said, "Boy, come here for you" Your days of wicked sinnin' have to an end As a on this earth boy, you are through
Then his eyes got red and as he took his stetson off To reveal his horns shiny and black My God, the fear came o'er and my were all lost I with him until we finally crashed
day they found the car at the bottom of the drop The young was found beside the wreck His car had been consumed by fire, the had no marks Except the pitchfork brand upon his neck