To bury me when I'm dead and gone
Only 16 years old
I'll be your box of matches, baby
To bury me when I'm dead and gone
Long, long ways from home
But I ain't got no place to go
But I ain't got nobody
Gotta keep on moving
I'm just a bad boy
I'm just a bad boy
Long, long ways from home
But I ain't got nobody
I'm just a bad boy
I can't stay here no longer
And I'm like a dog that bites
When you need a light
But her mom and dad put me way out
Long, long ways from home
I used to have a little girl
But I ain't got nobody
I'm just a bad boy
Well, I'm the cat that scratches
Way out in the cold, yeah
My luck is running slow
Long, long ways from home