Runnin’ from the hounds

Dead´s man kinfolk tracking me down

Judge and the jury waiting in the town

Footprints on the river bank

Cover up my trail

Ain’t no way I’m gonna spend another night in jail

Runnin’ from the hounds

Flash lights, flash floods

Never will be found

Hiding in the marshes

Runnin’ from the hounds

Just like a shootout from the wild, wild west

Bullets fly right by, I can’t stop to rest

Running from the pouring rain

Breathing hard and fast

Must be catching up to me

I head a shotgun blast

Runnin’ from the hounds

Flash lights, flash floods

Never will be found

Hiding in the marshes

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Juke joint justice, Louisiana law

Swamp land, understand

I can’t take no more

Sheriff on the radio

Calling to his boys

Heading for the interstate

Hear the city noise

Runnin’ from the hounds

Flash lights, flash floods

Never will be found

Hiding in the marshes

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Dead´s man kinfolk tracking me down

Judge and the jury waiting in the town

Footprints on the river bank

Cover up my trail

Ain’t no way I’m gonna spend another night in jail

Runnin’ from the hounds

Flash lights, flash floods

Never will be found

Hiding in the marshes

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds

Runnin’ from the hounds