I was three fingers deep in a bottle of Jack Planning my next bad decision out back In walked a tall man dressed head-to-toe black Boot heels clickin' like a prison rail track His voice hit low like a freight train hymn Made me wanna confess things I hadn't done yet I laughed and said: Friend, you ain't no lawman's kind He said: No, I reckon you and me run the same line Remember that girl who called you darlin' after one damn fling? Worked roots and wood magic like a conjure queen of spring Now the bargain's called in, and I been sent instead To drag your sorry hide back there to wed I rob banks, dodge warrants, and sleep with snakes But marriage? That's where this outlaw breaks Commitment gives me hives, matrimony makes me whine I was never born to walk the line Then I leaned in close with a glorious plan Said: What about Earl's boy? He's a wholesome kind of man He likes homemade pie, don't cuss, don't flirt Owns three good shirts without beer stains or dirt That woman wants forever? Well, he's heaven-sent Hell, he alphabetizes his farm equipment Bet he says things like 'happy wife, happy life' without sounding dead inside I'd rather kiss a rattlesnake mouth than spend Sundays picking curtain designs I rob banks, dodge warrants, and sleep with snakes But marriage? That's where this outlaw breaks Commitment gives me hives, matrimony makes me whine I was never born to walk the line So fella raised his glass to mine, You got one principle you won't betray I said: Yeah, matrimony ain't the outlaw way And we drank until dawn bled gold through the blinds Trading stories 'bout wardens, women, and county lines I rob banks, dodge warrants, and sleep with snakes But marriage? That's where this outlaw breaks Commitment gives me hives, matrimony makes me whine I was never born to walk the line Wait, but why you? 'Cause outlaws know outlaws without a word explained And some debts get settled with whiskey instead of chains And before he vanished, he tipped his hat Said: If I come back, have whiskey and cash I said: Friend, around here that's all anybody ever asks