My children are hungry, my dog needs a bone
I'm out of a job now, so I'm just drivin' home
An hour after sundown, when what to my delight
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight
If I can run him over, everything will be all right
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a beautiful sight
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

Won't have to kill no chickens, won't have to open no cans
Just a little bit closer, and I'll have him in my hands
I think the time has come now, to go from "dim" to "bright."
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight
If I can just run him over, everything will be all right
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a beautiful sight
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight
If I can just run him over, everything will be all right
We'll have some possum gravy, oh what a beautiful sight
There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

There's five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight