[Intro] Nothing clean about the way this ends. (Watch the drop.) [Verse 1] Cigarette burning down to the ash, Washed-out numbers on a stack of cash. Met him by the diner where the neon died, Two grown men with their souls denied. He claimed peace, but he brought a blade, Paid in full for that bed he made. I don't leave witnesses, I don't leave tracks, Just cold steel resting in the cracks. [Pre-Chorus] I made a deal with the devil at the crossroads sign... Now I'm collecting what's mine. (Hold up.) [Chorus] PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! (PAY IT!) AIN'T NO MERCY IN A MATTER OF TIME! Bury the secret down in the red clay! Wash the blood off and look the other way! PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! Every bad debt coming back down the line! Lord knows I paid that bill... Forget my problems, swallow the pill! [Verse 2] Rain starts hitting like lead on the glass, Tires hydroplaning, hope I don’t crash. Phone in my pocket vibrating the floor, Dispatch calling 'bout a kick on the door. They looking for a motive, looking for a sign, Looking for a shadow that crossed that line. No remorse in a business of lead, You're either in the driver seat or dead. [Pre-Chorus] I made a deal with the devil at the crossroads sign... Now I'm collecting what's mine. (Let's go.) [Chorus] PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! (PAY IT!) AIN'T NO MERCY IN A MATTER OF TIME! Bury the secret down in the red clay! Wash the blood off and look the other way! PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! Every bad debt coming back down the line! Lord knows I paid that bill... Forget my problems, swallow the pill! [Bridge] A man's got two choices out here. You either pay what you owe... Or you dig your own hole. [Final Chorus] PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! (PAY IT!) AIN'T NO MERCY IN A MATTER OF TIME! Bury the secret down in the red clay! Wash the blood off and look the other way! PAY THE TOLL AT THE COUNTY LINE! Every bad debt coming back down the line! Lord knows I paid that bill... Forget my problems, swallow the pill! [Outro] Dead as my soul… Dead as my soul…
