Looking Back Now

Looking back now, I probably should've let him run

He smelled like gin with a hint of her

Up 'til then I wasn't sure

But he swaggered by and said "The boys said to tell you hey"

And I was kicked back in his easy chair

Holding a fifth tapping the barrel

Of a fresh cleaned steel blue polished up .38

And I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared

But all he said was "Okay, she was good and you don't dare"

Looking back now I probably should've let him run

Paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should now

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holding whiskey and a gun

Well the sun shines gray in the prison yard

Life to go was going hard

When the warden started getting sweet on me

And he dragged me to his room one night

And poured me some 'skey gave me a light

And I smoked slow and waited 'til he was done

And I thought that was that 'til he got rough and I fought back

And when I grabbed his pistol he laughed and said

"Girl you ain't got the guts"

Looking back now I probably should've let him run

Paybacks are hell where I come from

And any fool should now

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holding whiskey and a gun

Whiskey and a gun

They're strapping me down and I'm scared to die

Now I ain't the kind of girl to cry

But I find myself begging God for mercy

My hands are cold as I start to slip

Sodium theopentol drips

The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me

Looking back now I probably should've let 'em run

I bet paybacks are hell there where I'm goin'

But any fool should know

You don't look a woman in the eye and smile

When she knows what you've done

And she's holdin' whiskey and a gun

Whiskey and a gun

Whiskey and a gun

Whiskey and a gun