[Verse 1] The outlaw life was changing It was catching up to me So I packed my bags in Atlanta, Georgia, moved to Nashville, Tennessee And I'm not one for blaming but I just wanted peace So I made me a pact I would not come back till the heat passed over me Thought I'd make some new friends Thought I'd find true love Thought I'd finally settle down, but that was not how it ended up And I wish someone told me Be slow to make new friends 'Cause the friends I made out in Tennesay called the law on me again [Chorus] Now all my friends are gone Yet somehow I feel peace I guess all that means is that in the end they were no good friends for me Riding off in the dawn With no man left to please I guess all that means is that in the end it wasn't in God's plans for me Now all my friends are gone Yet somehow I feel peace I guess all that means is that in the end they were no good friends for me Riding off in the dawn With no man left to please I guess all that means is that in the end I'm the man I claim to be [Verse 2] Sitting in this Tennessee jail I've had some time to think I'm angry, upset and sick with regret 'bout the friends I chose for me And if I've learned just one thing That I could pass along It's watch out who you celebrate with cause some folks will do ya wrong Always hide your treasures Keep 'em close to your chest cause some men are fake and most of 'em hate to see another man's success Always remain grateful And always remain true And no matter what the world around you says don't ever let it get to you [Chorus] Now all my friends are gone Yet somehow I feel peace I guess all that means is that in the end they were no good friends for me Riding off in the dawn With no man left to please I guess all that means is that in the end it wasn't in God's plans for me Now all my friends are gone Yet somehow I feel peace I guess all that means is that in the end there were no good friends for me Riding off in the dawn With no man left to please I guess all that means is that in the end I'm the man I claim to be
