Been in Kentucky too longI done come here from ArkansasAin't running from no Johnny LawPlease believe meI ain't in Kentucky for my healthI done came here for something elseEverybody knows that dry breathIt ain't greasyBack in Texas last weekThat's a-when things got bleakBe careful of what you speakMight come find youChocktaw just this morningThey started shooting out without warningIf it hadn't been for my womanHad me sneaking inMan, I really feel it coming onI've been in Kentucky too longBeen in Kentucky making something out of nothing too longDaddy was in VietnamIt says it on his old sedanHe's been fighting with Uncle SamAbout somethingNews been talking 'bout a bankWasn't me this time for goodness sakeBut if it was, I'd a split the takeYou really know meI guess I'm doing just fineOn Big Sandy, in a doing timeThat woman's 'bout to have my childShe says she needs meI ain't in Kentucky for my healthI done came here for something elseMama used to say dry breathSure ain't greasyMan, I really feel it coming onI've been in Kentucky too longI've been in Kentucky trying to make that woman love me too longMan, I can feel it coming onI've been in Kentucky too longI've been in Kentucky making something out of nothing too longBeen in Kentucky too longBeen in Kentucky too longMan, I really feel it coming onBeen in Kentucky too long