Losin' Kind (Nebraska Outtakes)

My name is Frank Davis
Driver, Dixie 109
I was out on Highway 17
Just south of Camden line

It was down there, in the heart of Wilsonville
Where I met my fate
She was standin' outside the barroom
Said she was waitin' for her date

But I knew
That that was just a line
And I knew I was messin' with the losin' kind

Well, I knew what we were both doin'
And I knew that you can't win
But when the light turned green, I reached across the seat
Popped the lock and she slid in

She said she liked Mexican music
She knew a place if I had the time
Well, we had a few drinks and we danced awhile
I pulled her close, she didn't mind

And what I knew
Kinda slipped my mind
And I couldn't resist her messin' with the losin' kind

Well, we drove around in my Buick
Gettin' drunk and havin' fun
Well, we ended up at this Best Western
Out on Highway 101

It was around 3 a.m., we went out
To this empty little roadside bar
It was there the cash register was open
It was there I hit that guy too hard

But I knew
When I hit him for a second time
That one attracts the other when they're the losin' kind

Well, I grabbed her hand to get out of there
And I felt like I was gonna be sick
And a half hour later, the sleet started comin' down
And that highway, it got pretty slick

I've seen some lights in my rearview mirror
I guess I panicked and I gave her a gun
Well, then I wrapped us around a telephone pole
South on Highway 101

Well, she just stumbled out onto the bank
And sat down in a pout
Well, I kicked out the driver's side window
But buddy, when I got out

Well, all I had to greet me
Was a highway patrolman's .45
He looked at the wreck and then, he said
"Son, you're lucky to be alive"

Well, sir, I'll think that one over if you don't mind
Now luck ain't much good to you when it's the losin' kind