A D I had to leave the country A D Though there was some nice folk there A D And now I don't know where I'm going A D All I know is I'll hit the ground running A D A D A D Bony cowboys and southern gentlemen A D Betting women that'll never bend A D They ride the roads 'til they bend A D 'Til they bend, to their dead ends A D I was raised in a pit of snakes A D Blink your eyes, I was raised on cake A D I couldn't memorize a century of slang A D Or tell the same story again and again and again A D Bitterness ---- is a low of sin A D Bitter man rots from within A D I've seen his smile, yellow and brown A D Bitterness ---- has brought him down D A Hit the ground running D Hit the ground running A Hit the ground running A D A D