Eighteen wheels rollin', rollin' through my head Dark cloud on the horizon and I'm runnin' in the red Tryin' to track down one cold dollar, lord I hustle and scrape 'Til I set my sights out on the golden state Ain't no truth to the trouble I'm in You can call it a crime, call it a sin Arcata breakdown, come around again Won't you show a poor boy some forgiveness every now and then Every now and then In a dug-out, backwood hideaway, up on that northern coast Got my trust in god, but you know I got my pistol close For though luck may be your savior, desperate deal gonna be your curse First man raise the wager, but the last man takes the purse Ain't no truth to the trouble I'm in You can call it a crime, call it a sin Arcata breakdown, come around again Won't you show a poor boy some forgiveness every now and then Every now and then Sure enough them shadows come stealin', closer feel 'em creepin' in Lit out the back door faster than the Santa Ana wind And move quiet, sheet lightning, keep your lamp low to the ground There's a lotta ways up this mountain, but you know there's only one way down Ain't no truth to the trouble I'm in You can call it a crime, call it a sin Arcata breakdown, come around again Won't you show a poor boy some forgiveness every now and then Ain't no truth to the trouble I'm in You can call it a crime, call it a sin Arcata breakdown, come around again Won't you show a poor boy some forgiveness every now and then Every now and then