"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" is a dark, fictitious tale that follows Toby "Doc" Ebersole, who's haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams following his involvement in the country singer's mysterious death in 1953.

After his medical license is revoked, the story picks up 10 years later in the red-light district of San Antonio, Texas, where Doc supports his morphine habit by performing illegal medical procedures. Hank's ghost serves a demented Jiminy Cricket, visiting Doc often whether he's wanted or not.