Mama don't hurt my Hound Dog, he's just an old hound at heart
If he ain't had his whiskey, that's the only time he'll bark...

Most men would give up the bottle, just for one sip from her cup
Yeah they'd leave their own flame out in the rain, for a chance to light hers up...

People, keep a candle close, strike a match if you see a ghost
People, leave a lantern near, never know what might appear...

Ridin' high when the saddle fits, catch a lift if someone's goin'
I ride the train when I've got the coin to pay, and I walk my shoes off when I don't...

Last stop on the highway, last stop on the train
Next one comin' on the midnight run, if you wanna catch a ride today...

It's never too late for the first time, if the last time is still out of reach
No one will be there to remind, if you haven't learned what you teach...

It's my favorite song, ever sung
It's my favorite song, out of every one...

Hold on to get higher, than I could make it alone so I'll never regret
But let go and know a desire, that I can't remember how to forget...

Bring my bones back to Betty, go and tell her what I done
Bring my bones back to Betty, we go back since we was young...

Mama, I'm feelin' like six foot under
The songbird's flown away, now all I hear is thunder...

No one wants to be, by the streets of Shady Lane
Without a ticket in their' hand, or a pistol in their pants...

Outside town at the top of the hill
There's a white-haired man with a copper still...

We're off to climb the Matterhorn, we're leaving in the morning
Wanted to climb the Matterhorn since I was just a boy...

A frog or a toad are you, a frog or a toad are you
A frog or a toad, I just want to know, a frog or a toad are you...

The sound of feet standing on the stairs, wonder who is there
Wonder who would visit me on a night so foul as this...

We met at the bar, I bought her a drink
She gave me a nod, I gave her a wink...

Hey all you back-corner busters, don't you wait, don't you stall
Word's gettin' out and it's moving to the end of the hall...

It's just a song, you can sing it on the road
Along the windy road, and all the way back home...

Ready to leave and reckon this race is run
Ready to leave and reckon this race is run...

Think you might have lost your way
If you ended up around here...

In your arms you held me, and didn't you tell me
That you'd always be around, no more lonesome sundowns...