I cut my thigh on a barbed wire fence
I just didn't want to get back in again
The cracklin' sound followed by a pop
I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
My temper always got the best of me
So many things in a hot moment I just couldn't see
I once wrecked my daddy's barbershop
I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
And now I know
Which way life goes
'Cause I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
They put me behind these prison walls
Turns out, when the cops came, I couldn't take them all
I just knocked down a guard, so I'll run 'til I drop
'Cause I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
Now I know
Which way life goes
'Cause I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
And now I know
Which way life goes
And I cry
'Til my breath turns into quiet sighs again
And now I know, oh
Which way life goes
'Cause I never knew when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
'Cause I never knew, when to stop
No, I never knew baby, when to stop
