[Verse 1]
The hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it knocked me down
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
The wheel of fortune is heavy now
I killed a man, I'm highway bound
The wheel of fortune keeps turning 'round
It keeps turning 'round, turning 'round
I should've known it was a one horse town
'Cause my sweet girl was once his wife
And he had papers that the judge had signed
The wind blew hard, it was a stormy night
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
The hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it knocked me down
Well, it kicked me right down, kicked mе right down

[Bridge]
I had to save her life
Yеah, I gunned him twice
Yeah, and I watched him die
I watched him die, alright, Ronnie

[Verse 2]
He was a barroom man, the violent kind
And he had no love for this gal of mine
And then one day in a drinking bout
He swore he'd throw me right out of town
Well, the hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it knocked me down
Yeah, it kicked me right down, kicked me right down, yeah
[Verse 3]
I'm on the run, I'm highway bound
The hand of fate is heavy now
It's too late baby, it's too late now
Yeah, too late, baby
Let's do it one more time
I said too late, baby, it's too late now
Too late, baby, yeah, too late now, yeah
Too late, baby, too late now
Yes it is

[Outro]
I'm coming in, watch out, yeah
The hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it knocked me right down
The hand of fate is on me now
It picked me up and it knocked me right down