So you wanna be an outlaw better take it from me Livin' on the highway ain't everything it's suppose to be Everybody reckons that they wanna be free Ain't no body wants to be alone Stumblin' in the alley at a quarter to three Hollarin' after Sally, "Honey, what you trying to do to me" Told me, "Go to hell, I'm going back to Tennessee" I said, "Angel, you can never go home" Never go home, never go home If you wanna be an outlaw you can never go home So you wanna be outlaw better listen up kid Steal a million dollar and you have to keep it hid Ain't no place to spend it in the desert if you did And you can't take it with you when you go Always something laying for you up around the bend Everything that goes around comes back around again You can't trust anybody, not a lover or a friend Your momma, maybe, then you never know Never do know (Never do know) Never do know (Well, you never do know) If you wanna be an outlaw then you never do know So you wanna be an outlaw, son, you better think twice You better not pout and you better not cry 'Cause there won't nobody give a damn about you when you die But the Devil when he comes for his due When you're standing at the cross roads Don't you try to flag a ride Don't you fall down on your knees Don't you do what's already been tried Hate to tell you but the only the left side Is to sing the Devil out of the blues Singin' the blues Keep on singin' the blues Sing the 'So-you-wanna-be-an-outlaw Blues' Hey, hey