| I remember when I saw the sea freeze | |
| But it said nothing of the birds and the bees | |
| That were swarming around my head | |
| Singing You'd be better off dead | |
| But I ain't going down like that | |
| No I ain't going down like that | |
| Because I'm better than him | |
| And I know where I've been | |
| And I know where I'm comin' from | |
| A lie is a sin, but don't we all sin | |
| That is the truth, and the truth is grim | |
| Now he's in jail and his story is for sale | |
| The farmer's dog wags his crippled tail | |
| It points to the West and leaves out the rest | |
| And invites you to be his special guest | |
| I remember when I saw the leaves fall | |
| I was in the woods, in a gown you wouldn't wear to the ball | |
| Into the ditch I fly wanted dead or alive | |
| But I ain't going down like that | |
| No I ain't going down like that |