[Verse 1]

We was broke and hungry on a summer day

They sent the sheriff down to try and drive us away

We was sittin' ducks for the policeman

They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can, ah-ha, oooh

[Chorus]

And I'm alone

I'm on the highway

Wanted dead or alive

Dead or alive

[Verse 2]

Broken down and dirty, dressed in rags

From the day my mama told me, "Boy, you pack your bags

I’ll send the mayor down in his pickup truck”

The jury look at me, say, "Outta luck!"

Oooh, yeah

[Chorus]

And I'm alone

I'm on the highway

Wanted dead or alive

Dead or alive, oww-ahh

[Guitar Solo]

Ow-ow! Ooh!

[Verse 3]

Now, I'm broken down and dirty, dressed in rags

From the day my mama told me, "Boy, you pack your bags"

And we was sittin' ducks for the policeman

They found a dirty-faced kid in a garbage can, ayyy-yay-yeah

[Chorus]

And I'm alone

I'm on the highway

Wanted dead or alive

Dead or alive, ow ow!

[Guitar Solo]

Ow! I’m gone!

Oooh, yeah

Hey!

Oww!

Dead we run

Yeah, dead or

I’m a spark on the horizon

Wow!

Wow-wow-wow-wow-wow

Wow-wow-wow-wow