It was and I was driving down a lonely Texas road The night was hot and pulled at my eyes I was 'bout the wild times and the women that I'd had The things I'd done and those lies
When standin' in the shadows by the of the road Was the figure of a old man He wore a black bandanna, a ropin' hat With a two inch scarlet hat
He held his hand up as a sign to shut 'er down So I pulled over and at his side He opened up the door, slid in and sat He said, "My it hot tonight"
I this old man and it seemed mighty strange For him to be out all alone And then he talkin' and he told me many things Of that both of us had known
He me of the wild life and the women that he'd had How none of them had ever a thing He me of a black night much the same as this Of the strange and awesome things he'd
A man beside the road had raised his And flagged him down, so he and let him in That stranger told him stories I am hearing now About the times and all the sin
And the car got and clammy, and this old man looked at me He said, "Boy, come here for you" Your days of wicked have come to an end As a mortal on this boy, you are through
Then his eyes got red and fiery as he took his off To reveal his evil horns and black My God, the came o'er and my senses were all lost I fought him until we finally crashed
Next day they found the car at the of the drop The young cowboy was found the wreck His car had been consumed by fire, the cowboy had no Except the pitchfork brand upon his neck