[Verse 1]
Somethin' 'bout the wrinkle in your forehead
Tells me there's a fit 'bout to get thrown
If we get the van out of the ditch before mornin'
Ain't nobody gotta know 'bout what I done
And I never hear a single word you say
When you tell me not to have my fun
It's the same old shit that I ain't gonna take off anyone
[Chorus]
And I don't need to be forgiven
By them people in the neighborhood
When we first hooked up, you looked me in the eye
You said "Pa, we just ain't no good."
[Post-Chorus]
We were heathens in their eyes at the time
I guess I am just a heathen still
And I never have repented for the wrongs you say I've done
Done what I feel
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
It was a difficult delivery
Now he's growin' up mean and strong
When you tell me that it's gettin' just a little bit tight
Ain't the first time I been outgrown
And now I'm gonna push a little harder
She ain't revved 'til the rods are thrown
And I'll walk away
[Chorus]
And I don't need to be forsaken
By you or anybody else
And I never had a shortage of people tryin' to warn me
Of the dangers I pose to myself
Heathens (Woo)
[Interlude]
(Woo)
And we're all just a bunch of goddamned heathens (Ow)
[Verse 3]
And these times can take their toll sometimes
And I know you feel the same way too
It just gets so hard to keep between the ditches
When the roads wind the way they do
[Guitar Solo]
[Segue]
(Oh yeah)
Woo
Yeah
Heathens (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) was written by Patterson Hood & Mike Cooley & Brad Morgan & Jason Isbell & Earl Hicks.
Heathens (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) was produced by David Barbe.
Drive-by-truckers released Heathens (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) on Fri Nov 14 2025.