I went out drinking with a reaper And man it did get live You can count it by the liter It's kinda hard to quantify Come morning he was shakin' And he began to sigh I said: Man you gotta keep it together Or you gonna be outta time Oh Pale Rider You need a hella talkin-to Why don't you leave me be? I got things to do Oh Pale Rider The missus has it out for you And if she sees you here She gonna cut you through Three days later he came knockin' And I was so surprised He wasn't offerin' a coffin He was dead of social lines I'm on a vision quest And everybody's a buddy Ain't I just the best? It's so damn exciting Oh Pale Rider You need a hella talkin-to Why don't you leave me be? I got things to do Oh Pale Rider The missus has it out for you And if she sees you here She gonna cut you through Man it did get live Man it did get live Man it, it did Man it did get live Man it, it did Man it did get live Oh Pale Rider You need a hella talkin-to Why don't you leave me be? I got things to do Oh Pale Rider The missus has it out for you And if she sees you here She gonna cut you through