Daddy was a gambler   Back in seventy-two   He had a taste for the nightlife and he   Loved his booze   He had a woman on one arm   And a tattoo on the other   It was hard to read I don't know what it said   Somethin' about my mother      I stood over his shoulder back in Bakersfield   He had some rhinestone boots with those high ridin' heels   He bet a ton of money   On a hand I thought was dead   When those sevens cleaned the table up   He just looked around and said      Sometimes you win   Sometimes you won't   Sometimes you beat that devil   Sometimes you don't   We're all just killin' time   Til the good Lord calls us home   And the best that you can hope for is to die   With your boots on      I drive a big rig from shore to shore   I've got a woman beside me   And my name out on the door   Can't make no money   If I don't outrun the man   That's why you find me streakin' through the night   Catch me if you can      Sometimes you win   Sometimes you won't   Sometimes you beat that devil   Sometimes you don't   We're all just killin' time   Til the good Lord calls us home   And the best that you can hope for is to die      Sometimes you win   Sometimes you won't   Sometimes you outrun that devil   Sometimes you don't   We're all just killin' time   Til the good Lord calls us home   And the best that you can hope for is to die   With your boots on   With your boots on