Took myself a little vacation
Lay out by the water in the sand
Now I came across a little old man
You know he looked like he might need a helping hand
So he walked right over to my window
Said, “You better raise your hands, it’s time for you to die”
So I put my foot to the metal
Yeah, he got hung up on the side
So I took him for a ride, yeah

Threw the body in the lake
You know that I threw him off that bridge so far he liked to make a tidal wave
Threw the body in the lake
You know that sometimes to just stay alive
You gotta make a few mistakes

Went on my way back to Pensacola
Steering crooked, grinding out the gears
No I couldn’t believe what I just done
So I sat right down and poured myself a beer
Then I turned on the radio station
Said they’d found some body washed up on the side
Then my heart sped up to a million
Yeah, if I’m gonna stay alive
You know I better run & hide

Threw the body in the lake
You know that I threw him off that bridge so far he liked to make a tidal wave
Threw the body in the lake
You know that sometimes to just stay alive
You gotta make a few mistakes

Heard on the morning news today
One they’d found was not the one I thought I’d killed
Turns out that little old man
Shot his wife up in that old tobacco mill
Then I turned on the radio station
I got my car and slammed it down in drive
Then I rode right off with my freedom
Yeah, you know it’s good to be alive
When you don’t have to run and hide, yeah

Threw the body in the lake
You know that threw him off that bridge so far, he liked to made a tidal wave
Threw the body in the lake
You know that sometimes in life
You gotta make just a few mistakes, yeah

Threw the body in the lake
You know that, threw him off that bridge so far he liked to made a tidal wave
Threw the body in the lake
You know that sometimes in life
You gotta make a few mistakes

Yeah, just a few mistakes … whoa
Threw the body in the lake …. yeah
Threw the body in the lake … yeah … whoa