I never fit in anywhere
Though I gave it all I had
No matter what I said or did
I was classified as bad
I was born on the wrong side
Of a southern county line
With the cards stacked up against me
There was no point in even trying

But I'm
A damn good man
And y'can't keep a good man down
I'm gonna live my life as lone as I can
Till they put me underground
Someday I'll be someone
And show everyone around
That I'm a damn good man
Can't keep a good man down

My mind was made up early
Once I got me a set of wheels
I would roll me out from under
Get my life on an even keel
Sometimes I dreamed of sailing ships at sea
And finding new frontiers
I kept that dream inside of me
For all those lonely years
I knew I was

A damn good man
And y'can't keep a good man down
I'm gonna live my life as lone as I can
Till they put me underground
Someday I'll be someone
And show everyone around
That I'm a damn good man
Can't keep a good man down

I almost didn't make it
I've been on both sides of a gun
The scars are deep and naked
I was luckier than some
The years haven't been too kind to me
I wish I could rest a while
But I'm driving hard and I'm still alive
And I'm free and running wild

And I'm
A damn good man
And y'can't keep a good man down
I'm gonna live my life as lone as I can
Till they put me underground
Someday I'll be someone
And show everyone around
That I'm a damn good man
Can't keep a good man down

� 1984 Elorac Music (ASCAP)

Lyrics courtesy of Elorac Music.