Checked Out Early
Verse I
I woke up staring at a dead man’s toe
took off the tag to pack my bags and go
I wrote you a note and nailed it to the front door
South bound now and I don’t live here no more
The broken mirror’s in your bathroom drawer
When the devil comes knocking wondering wear I’m at
Say I checked out early and I ain’t coming back
Verse II
Gold horn blowing from the center of town
Tried to walk when my shoe sole melts to the ground
I looked to the sun, it never shined on me
Dark clouds hanging and they just won’t leave
I get the feeling every time I breathe
Like I’m sucking in soot until my lungs turn black
and I checked out early and I ain’t coming back
Verse III
Got my thumbs out river side hitching a ride
Picked up by an oil tanker nine miles high
I went to the top to give him my last dime
Stood up on the deck to watch the wake from behind
Looked like a tidal wave of mud and grime
who would have thought that I would get the last laugh
when I checked out early and I ain’t coming back
No I ain’t coming back!
