Get your hands up and give me all your money
I ain′t wasting no time
Mine shut down, the mill ain't hiring
And I′m down to my last dime
Banker man said I got one week before he takes my home
My wife and boy are gonna starve to death
I work myself to the bone

Never thought I'd fall to this
Lord, I used to be a good man
The world went to hell, and I went broke
And put a gun in my right hand

Well, I had a good job bolting top down in a dark coal mine
You're always closer to the fires
Of hell than seeing your next sunrise
A good paying job
A piece of land
And a loving family
It all got turned upside down, now here I am, you see

Never thought I′d fall to this
Lord, I used to be a good man
The world went to hell, and I went broke
And put a gun in my right hand

Hurry up, man, the clocks are ticking
I′ll shoot you where you stand
I sure as hell don't want to
but I′ve become a desperate man

Never thought I'd fall to this
Lord, I used to be a good man
The world went to hell, and I went broke
And put a gun in my right hand