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From a very young age he put the law on his back page
Swore chapter and verse said it was his daddyâs, daddyâs curse
âRuns in the familyâ heâd like to say, and run it did like a river in May
He did his gas station at 11, by 20 was bunkinâ in the old state pen
Thatâs where he got the handle they called him lilâ olâ Hell Bent
Did a nickel standing on his head and when he bounced he said theyâll never catch me again
Hell yeahâ¦Hell Bent! Thatâs what they called him
Hell bent thatâs what theyâd say
When they seen him on the news two states away
Theyâd say thereâs olâ Hell Bent, thereâs olâ Hell Bent heâs back at it again
Larger than life, bigger than death
Flying down the highway flat out hell bent
This went on for years at a time and his legend grew like sweet grapes on the vine
He reminded them all of old west heroes like Jesse James and the Tombstone boys,
Heâd rob a bank but never hurt a fly, take off a liquor store then buy a round for the guys
Hell yeahâ¦Hell Bent!
Thatâs what they called him
Hell bent thatâs what theyâd say
When they seen him on the news two states away
Theyâd say thereâs olâ Hell Bentâ¦heâs back at it again
But all crazy things in this, crazy crazy world come to an end
Yeah, people were sort of sorry to see him go even those heâd robbed felt a little low
âCause when a force of nature goes down, lifeâs just a little duller all the way around
Hell yeah⦠Hell bent!
Hell Bent thatâs what they called him
Hell bent âtil his dying day
When St. Peter saw him waiting at the Pearly Gates
He said thereâs olâ hell bent,
Thereâs olâ hell bent heâll be back at again
Larger than life, bigger than death
Flying down the highway flat out hell bent
Hell yeah⦠Hell bent!