Another Body Won’t Kill Me

[Verse 1]
Woke up face-down in a crater, sun already high
Got a hole in my shirt and a ache in my side
Stand up slow, dust off the dirt
Step over what's left of the fella that hurt me first
He ain't got much to say no more
Just a wet spot on the floor

[Chorus]
Another body won't kill me
Hell, it might just keep me warm
When the reaper comes to bill me
I'll be too busy gettin' born again and again and again
Come on, brother, let's begin
Another body won't kill me —
But it sure as hell might cure this boredom I've been in

[Verse 2]
Bartender asked me to leave so I took the whole bar
Loaded it on my truck like a broke-down guitar
He chased me halfway to the canyon wall
Then he tripped on his apron and took a bad fall
shrug
Wasn't my fault he couldn't run
Guess the joke's on everyone

[Chorus]

Another body won't kill me
Hell, it might just keep me warm
When the reaper comes to bill me
I'll be too busy gettin' born again and again and again
Come on, brother, let's begin
Another body won't kill me —
But it sure as hell might cure this boredom I've been in

[Bridge — faster, almost spoken]
Some folks count sheep, I count notches
Some folks pray, I pop the clutches
Some folks build a legacy
I build a pile of enemies
And honestly? It's kinda fun
Watchin' 'em drop one by one by—

[Guitar break — chaotic, slightly off-rhythm, like a man laughing while playing]

[Outro — shouted, gleeful]
Another body won't kill me!
Nope!
Another body won't kill me!
Might just take the edge off!
Might just make a friend!
[laughter]
Ahhh, who am I kiddin' —
[muttered, fading]
...another body won't kill me...

Outlaw Country, Tempo: fast, driving, train-beat country, male