They Don't Make Graves My Size

Intro They tried to bury me twice already. Ground spit me back both times.

Verse 1 First time was a bullet down in Amarillo Second time a rope in a Tuesday rain They dug the hole, they laid the pillow Woke up meaner, climbed out through the pain Now the undertaker sees me and he sighs Says "sir, we ain't got lumber long enough for you" Death himself done looked me in the eyes And decided he had better things to do

Chorus They don't make graves my size Tried to plant me twice, I climbed out mean Death took one look in these dead man's eyes And backed off slow — you know what I mean

Verse 2 I've outlived every man who swore he'd end me Outlived the doctors who said I wouldn't last Outlived the preacher, the law, the enemy — Hell keeps the light on but I keep drivin' past

Chorus They don't make graves my size Tried to plant me twice, I climbed out mean Death took one look in these dead man's eyes And backed off slow — you know what I mean

Bridge So go on, take your shot, do your worst Load it up and aim it at my chest I've been shot, hung, drowned, and cursed — And I'm still the last man standin' at the test They don't make graves my size Tried to plant me twice, I climbed out mean Death took one look in these dead man's eyes And backed off slow — you know what I mean

Outro Save your shovel. It won't fit.

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