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[(Intro – spoken, deep and gravelly)]
Yeah…
Death has many names.
Brother. Mother. Friend.
He comes without knocking…
but when he calls my name,
he'd better hold his breath.
[Verse 1]
I got friends beneath the cold, hard ground,
family sleeping in the clay,
I've poured whiskey on their graves
'cause tears don't bring 'em back anyway.
The Devil knows my license plate,
the sheriff knows my face,
but I keep rolling through the night
like tomorrow ain't the case.
My daddy said, “Boy, you better run
before this life breaks you down.”
I stood my ground and stared the Devil
straight into his eyes.
Got scars like old backroads,
every one leads back to me,
and when Death comes knocking at my door,
I say, “Come on in — I've been waiting.”
[Chorus]
Death takes friends,
Death takes family,
he takes the best ones way too soon.
But that bastard ain't taking me,
hell no, that bastard's scared of me.
He's got his sickle,
I've got this old black heart,
he brings the darkness,
I bring it twice as hard.
Death takes friends,
Death takes family…
but that bastard's scared of me.
[Verse 2]
I've seen coffins underneath the moonlight,
thrown dirt on names I knew,
learned that a man's supposed to stay quiet
when there's nothing left to do.
My brother lies six feet down,
my mama's been gone for years,
and every time I close my eyes,
I still hear their voices in the wind.
I don't drink to forget 'em,
I drink so I remember
every damn good man
that's sleeping underneath this ground.
And if Hell is waiting on me,
it can damn well wait its turn,
I've still got miles left on this highway
and some debts left to burn.
[Chorus]
Death takes friends,
Death takes family,
he takes the best ones way too soon.
But that bastard ain't taking me,
hell no, that bastard's scared of me.
He's got his sickle,
I've got this old black heart,
he brings the darkness,
I bring it twice as hard.
Death takes friends,
Death takes family…
but that bastard's scared of me.
[Bridge – slow, almost whispered]
Maybe I'm already dead…
maybe I've been dead for years.
Maybe I'm just driving this road
'cause it's all I've ever known.
But as long as this engine's running,
as long as this old heart beats,
Death better keep his distance —
I'm the man that makes him leave.
[Guitar Solo – filthy, slow Southern blues]
[Final Chorus – shouted]
Death takes friends!
Death takes family!
He takes whatever he can!
But when he calls my name,
that bastard better think again!
He can take the old ones,
he can take the young,
he can bury everything I love —
but as long as I'm still breathing,
he ain't taking me!
Death takes friends,
Death takes family…
but that bastard's scared of me.
Yeah…
that bastard's scared of me.
[(Outro – engine roaring to life)]
“Go to Hell, Death…
I ain't done living yet.”
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Details
GeneratedSep 15, 2026
Duration5:36
LanguageEnglish
Style
Southern Dark Outlaw Country , with Banjo, with Harmonica, with Steel Guitar, with Male + Female
Credits
Prompt by
Road_Dog
Road_DogModelAria v6
