Bad-luck wind been blowing on my back
i was born to bring trouble wherever i'm at
with a number 13 tatooed on my neck
that ink starts to itch
black gon' turn to red
i was born in the soul of misery and i
never had me a name
they just gave me a number
when i was young

got a long line of heartache
i carry it well
list of lives i've broken
reach from here to hell
and a bad-luck wind been blowin' on my back
pray you don't look, and pray i don't look back
i was born in the soul of misery and i
never had me a name
they just gave me a number
when i was young

found me with a preacher man confessin' all i done
catch me with the devil playing 21
and a bad-luck wind been blowin' on my back
i was born to
bring trouble wherever i'm at
i was born in the soul of misery and i
never had me a name
they just gave me a number
when i was young