[Verse 1]
I am levitating
Somewhere down the road
With a price on my head
And the shadow of a black crow
He's been on my tail
For close to three days
Just a little souvenir
Of my wicked ways

[Chorus]
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
Well, father forgive me what my mother don't know
The scratch marks on my soul
From the shadow of a black crow

[Verse 2]
I've got a box of reds
And a bottle of the blues
Comes a time in your life
Honey, you gotta choose
My belly's on fire
From the acid of the truth
All the untold lies
Of my misspent youth
[Chorus]
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
Father forgive me what my mother don't know
The scratch marks on my soul
From the shadow of a black crow

[Bridge]
It's pretty when you're young
Just a pity when you're old, yeah
Am I running away
Am I closer to home?
The lines and the signs
And the miles go by
No one ever bothered
To even ask me why
So I am disappearing
Into this road
With a six pack of sorrow
And the shadow of a black crow

[Chorus]
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
Father forgive me what my mother don't know
The scratch marks on my soul
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
Father forgive me what my mother don't know
The scratch marks on my soul
From the shadow of a black crow