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Thirteen Lyrics

Artist: Johnny Cash (Buy Johnny Cash CDs)
Album: American Recordings

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck
When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young

Got a long line of heartache, I carry it well
The list of lives I've broken reach from here to hell
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I pray you don't look at me, I pray I don't look back

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young

They just gave me the number when I was young

Comments/Interpretations

by -Pain- on 6/17/2008 12:05am
Missing Lyrics:
There's a verse missing here, which goes as follows:
Gonna find me a preacher man, confess'em all I've done; or you can catch me with the devil, playin' twenty-one; bad luck win been blowin' at my back; I pray you don' look'at me I pray I don't look back;

Like all of Johnny's songs, it's a terrific example of the bridge between prisoner life and a person's normal day to day life. True philosophy through song. =)

by Shannon on 12/24/2008 9:08am
This song was written for JC by Glenn Danzig of the Misfits/Danzig.

by Jason on 7/3/2009 7:42am
This song was written by Glen Danzig for Johnny Cash

by Adam on 7/24/2013 2:59pm
Johnny recorded two versions of the song. One with the lyrics above and one with the added verse that Pain wrote in the above comment.

by Mark on 1/1/2014 6:57pm
Were Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison Satanists?

by Gilley on 4/8/2018 8:59am
Cash was a Satanist and long-time friend of fellow Satanist Billy Graham. Have not researched Orbison yet. Most have to pledge their allegiance to satan to become famous in this world. A few do get promoted if they have great talent, but usually later on after pressure from those in control often do give their allegiance to the devil.

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