Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb   You know better but I know him   Like I told you, what I said   Steal your face right off your head      Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone   He's gone, like a steam locomotive   Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone   And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone      Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride   Hot as a pistol but cool inside   Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile   Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile      Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone   He's gone, like a steam locomotive   Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone   And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone      Goin' where the wind don't blow so strange   Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain   Lost one round but the price wasn't anythin'   A knife in the back and more of the same      Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb   You know better but I know him   Like I told you, what I said   Steal your face right off your head      Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone   He's gone, like a steam locomotive   Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone   And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone      Like a steam locomotive   Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone   And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone   Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back   Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back   Ooh, nothin's gonna