Long-haired young girl here beside me Fit my body, wore my mind Sleeping quiet, never knowing That tomorrow she'll be one more thing I'm gonna leave behind Like them big wheels, I'll be rolling Like them rivers, gonna flow to sea 'Cause I'd rather leave here knowing That I made a fool of love before it made a fool of me Low down freedom, you done cost me Everything I'll ever lose You're as empty as my pockets From the top of where you start down to the bottom of my boot Open highway, lonesome wind blows Tell me something I don't know Wrapped in woman arms around me Tell me why I'm gonna leave when I don't really wanna go Low down freedom, you done cost me Everything I'll ever lose You're as empty as my pockets From the top of where you start down to the bottom of my boot Low down freedom, you done cost me Everything I'll ever lose You're as empty as my pockets And you're colder than the water that keeps soaking through my boot