Looking Back Now

Looking back now, I probably should've let him run
 He smelled like gin with a hint of her
 Up 'til then I wasn't sure
 But he swaggered by and said, "The boys said to tell you hey"
 And I was kicked back in his easy chair
 Holding a fifth, tapping the barrel
 Of a fresh cleaned steel blue polished up .38
 And I was kind of hoping he'd at least look scared
 But all he said was "Okay, she was good and you don't dare"
 Looking back now, I probably should've let him run
 Paybacks are hell where I come from
 And any fool should know
 You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
 When she knows what you've done
 And she's holding whiskey and a gun
 Well, the sun shines gray in the prison yard
 Life to go was going hard
 When the warden started getting sweet on me
 And he drug me up to his room one night
 And poured me some 'skey, gave me a light
 And I smoked slow and waited 'til he was done
 And I thought that was that
 'Til he got rough and I fought back
 And when I grabbed his pistol, he laughed and said
 "Girl, you ain't got the guts"
 Looking back now, I probably should've let him run
 Paybacks are hell where I come from
 And any fool should know
 You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
 When she knows what you've done
 And she's holding whiskey and a gun
 Whiskey and a gun
 They're strapping me down and I'm scared to die
 And I ain't the kind of girl to cry
 But I find myself begging God for mercy
 My hands are cold as I start to slip
 Sodium theopentol drips
 The room goes black and I wonder if He heard me
 Looking back now, I probably should've let 'em run
 I bet paybacks are hell there where I'm goin'
 But any fool should know
 You don't look a woman in the eye and smile
 When she knows what you've done
 And she's holdin' whiskey and a gun
 Whiskey and a gun
 Whiskey and a gun
 Whiskey and a gun