Chris Ledoux - The passenger

It was ^Fdark and I was drivin' down a ^Amloney Texas road The ^Fnight was hot and ^Gsleep pulled at my ^Ameyes I was ^Fthinkin' bout the wild ^Amtimes and the women that I'd had The de^Fceitful things I'd ^Gdone and those ^Amlies

^FStandin' in the shadows by the ^Gside of the road Was a ^Ffigure of a withered old ^Amman He ^Fwore a black bandanna a ^Grolled brim Stetson hat With a ^Ftwo inch scarlet hat ^Amband

He ^Fheld his wrinkled hand up as a ^Amsign to shut her down So I ^Fpulled over and ^Gstopped by his ^Amside He ^Fopened up the door slid ^Amin and sat down He said ^Fmy ^Gain't it hot to^Amnight

I ^Fstudied this old man and it ^Gseemed mighty strange For ^Fhim to be out here all ^Amalone ^FThen he started talkin' and he ^Gtold me many things Of ^Ftimes like both of us had ^Amknown

He ^Ftold me of the wild life and the ^Amwomen that he'd had How ^Fnone of them had ^Gever meant a ^Amthing And he ^Ftold me of a black night ^Ammuch the same as this Of the ^Fstrange and ^Gawesome things he'd ^Amseen ^FA man beside the road had raised his ^Ghand and flagged him down so he ^Fstopped and let him ^Amin That ^Fstranger told him stories like ^GI am hearing now Bout the ^Fwild times and all the ^Amsin

Then the ^Fcar got cold and clammy and this ^Amold man looked at me He said ^Fboy I've ^Gcome here for ^Amyou Your ^Fdays of wicked sinnin' have ^Amcome to an end and as ^Fmortal on this ^Gearth boy you are ^Amthrough

Then his ^Feyes got red and fiery as he ^Gtook his Stetson off To re^Fveal his evil horns shiny and ^Amblack My ^FGod the fear came o'er me and my ^Gsenses were all lost I ^Ffought with him until we finally ^Amcrashed

Next ^Fday the car was found at the ^Ambottom of a draw The young ^Fcowboy was ^Gfound beside the ^Amwreck His ^Fcar had been consumed by fire but the cowboy had no ^Ammarks Except the ^Fsmokin' pitch fork ^Gbrand upon his ^Amneck