I'M the Knife

I said, “Take my hand, girl, let’s go for a ride. You gotta choose soon, you gotta pick a side. Pick me, the good, or pick them, the bad." She said, "Babe, I pick you." That made me pretty glad We left Chicago, we chose route 66 Headed to Santa Fe to get our fix Took a hit before we left, one hit for the road Then we stopped in St. Louis to lighten the load Takin' this ride was the worst decision Cut your family in two, like an incision The knife was me, babe, I'm the knife Your family won't be happy with your life Drained a bottle of Bourbon before we started our day "Drivin' crazy is the best." We always say The highway was our freedom, our only way out Never thought this road would end, we didn't have a doubt Stopped in Oklahoma City, where the fields are endless We only had each other, it seemed we were friendless Drained another bottle when we checked in for the night Got crazy, made some love, and had a fight Takin' this ride was the worst decision Cut your family in two, like an incision The knife was me, babe, I'm the knife Your family won't be happy with your life The knife was me, babe, I'm the knife I don't know why you put me through this strife Hit the road in the mornin', too early it felt Checked on my arm and saw I had a welt Well, my baby hits hard when the whiskey runs wild Only time I love her is when her temper is mild Stopped at Amarillo, ‘cause our car overheated My baby said to me, “I don’t like the way I’m treated! When you tell me you love me you're never serious!" I said, "Baby, I love you, you're just delirious." Takin’ this ride was the worst decision Cut your family in two, like an incision The knife was me, babe, I’m the knife Your family won’t be happy with your life The knife was me, babe, I'm the knife When we get to Santa Fe you'll be my wife Saw a sign, "Welcome to Santa Fe!", filled us with joy Took a look at my girl, she sighed and played it coy Took my eyes off the road just for a second Then that light came, well it did beckon Smashed my foot on the brakes, plowed into a truck "Well," I said to my baby, "That's just our luck. But don't worry we made it to Santa Fe!" Too bad my baby's soul had flown away Takin’ this ride was the worst decision Cut your life short like an incision The knife was me, babe, I’m the knife Your family won’t be happy what I did to your life The knife was me, babe, I'm the knife I regret it all, what I did to your life