Blowin’ where the air was fresh and clean
He had a plan that said I’ll do it my way
Rollin’ from the desert to the sea
Hit twenty-one years old up in prison
Just a little night job with a stolen key
Two years liftin’ weights and pumpin’ iron there in his cell
He came out lookin’ just like Mohammed Ali
He drove around tailgating trucks and busses
Whistling some new Michael Jackson tune
He thought back on his momma and what she told him long ago
Do it right son, please, don’t do it wrong
He’s goin’ home
Gonna buy some stuff down at the pier
He’s all alone
He’s got a radio, a gun, and some japanese beer
And on the highway he saw the big cars in line
And he thought, behind every fortune… there’s got to be a crime
He took a drive down the coast highway
Blowin’ where the air was fresh and clean
He had a plan that said I’ll do it my way
But he could not plan for what he couldn’t see
He’s goin’ home
All alone
And he stopped at a couple of markets and drug stores along the way
He’d just walk up and down the aisle and smileЁCЁCfunny that way
The last place he drove into had to be my place
They said he’d run out of gas anyway
And as he walked up to the counter with a blue steel gun in his hand
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- Highway Song – Stan Ridgway
Sing it with me peopleЁCЁCit won’t be long Underneath the stars, the devil you say What you can’t sing now, you better throw away Chorus: I sing a-la-la-la-la-lalalala And everybody knows how to sing a highway song Like a needle in a haystack, I’ve been searchin’ round I got a bluesteel gun, and an old […]...
- Highway To Hell – Maroon 5
Season ticket, on a one – way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don’t need reason, don’t need rhyme Ain’t nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I’m on the highway to hell Highway to hell I’m on the highway to […]...
- Crystal Palace – Stan Ridgway
Why does everyone I know keep makin’ lots a’ dough I guess I’ll find out soon when I get to that crystal palace in the sky I’ve heard stories second hand about its grand interior Its gold and silver strands, cathedral ceilings way up high All the furnishing’s unique when you get to your crystal […]...
- Peg And Pete And Me – Stan Ridgway
Workin’ here at Pete’s Two years ago it was just the thing Workin’ cars part time every week I met ’em both at a drag race They both dressed pretty snappy that day Pete’s wife Peg, she put the make on me While Pete just looked the other way Now no one can say what […]...
- The Big Heat – Stan Ridgway
A window open by the fire escape How long have you been following this guy, the bellboy asked Not long enough, ’cause we got here too late And everybody wants another piece of the pie today, he said You gotta watch the ones who always keep their hands clean Chorus: It’s the big heat, there’s […]...
- The Roadblock – Stan Ridgway
So it wasn’t long at all before the word got around That a killin’ mad car was headed their way So the sheriff and the boys were gonna stop ‘im out on the highway Right where it intersected Big Black Rock So it wasn’t long at all Before the whole town was standin’ round Hammerin’ […]...
- Walkin’ Home Alone – Stan Ridgway
Crumpled up and rollin’ down the street Away And there’s a piece of gum Just waitin’ for a ride on someone’s feet Today Chorus: And tonight I’ll be walkin’ home alone Now, there’s a million things I said And twice as many that I didn’t say Yay-ay And I remember an afternoon A broken coffee […]...
- Underneath The Big Green Tree – Stan Ridgway
Where the people stay until eternity? Is there a road that winds up Underneath the big green tree? Is there a home, a home for me? Is there a place, somewhere around? Maybe out in space, or inside a sound? And is there a room that always has a swinging door? Is there a place? […]...
- Susie Before Sunrise – Stan Ridgway
On an ocean of blame We pick pockets in the crowds Near the gold mines of shame And I will wear a red ruby ring That reflects the full moon Meet me on the corner tonight And we’ll sleep deep down in the sand dunes Chorus: Susie climbed a mountain of tacks She lost control […]...
- King’s Highway – Nelly
Ugh Yeah You should really turn this up Natural Bridge and King’s Highway as loud as possible (that’s what I’m talkin about) Natural Bridge and King’s Highway yeah ask em’ Where you headed? Natural Bridge and King’s Highway (yeah) Natural Bridge and King’s Highway Come one with it It’s me and my derrty we just […]...
- Lonely Town – Stan Ridgway
They all say that it’s a lonely town Wide open spacesЁCЁCempty rooms If the weather holds out, you can get there by noon Shadows crawl on the highway line Don’t rush, you’ve got time Pull into a donut shop And get a cup of mud Ask for directions from a plumber outside He says “;don’t […]...
- The Gumbo Man – Stan Ridgway
On the rocks down below A side window rolls down On an El Dorado Hear the hush of the voices There’s a flash from inside And nobody bothers to conceal What they cannot hide Chorus: So if you see the gumbo man Tell him now he’s gotta change his plan Stir it left and stir […]...
- On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful – Kenny Chesney
She was born to see the world All I got is a picture she mailed me Barefoot in the snow white sand A bag of sea shells in her hand She finally found a paradise it seems On the coast of somewhere beautiful Trade winds blowin through her hair Sunlight dancin on the water And […]...
- Newspapers – Stan Ridgway
Any news is good news, I always say But I don’t write no daily column Talk is cheap, and so’s my pay And when my workday’s over I pocket five or ten from the tray And then I start it up again at five a. m. I stack ’em up just to throw ’em away […]...
- Look At Their Way – Stan Ridgway
All these people around are givin’ me looks Keep a big secret on the quiet side Where’s the nearest place to hide? Chorus: Look at their way Been around long enough now And they’ll be around after everyone’s gone A mother makes love to her only son Turn on the lights and watch them run […]...
- Highway 61 Revisited – P. J. Harvey
Abe said, “;Man you must be puttin me on.”; God said, “;No.”; Abe said, “;What?”; God say, “;You can do what you wanna, but the next time you see me comin you’d better run.”; Abe said, “;Where do you want this killing done?”; God said, “;Out on that Highway 61.”; Well Georgia Sam he had […]...
- The Last Honest Man – Stan Ridgway
Then a man began to yell About savin’ souls to heaven And for the sinner, there was hell But later on that night In a hotel room down the road He kept his meeting for a cat-o-nine beating From a leather-clad man named Moe Chorus: An honest man We’re looking for the last honest man […]...
- Can’t Stop The Show – Stan Ridgway
And a girl out on the runway with peroxide in her hair Move ’em in quick, they pay out And then they just sit there and stare Now drink that drink and smoke that smoke Old Mister Johnson turns blue and starts to choke Somebody slap him on the back Now the curtains go up […]...
- Time Wave Zero – Stan Ridgway
Clean the cobwebs from my head Twisted ribbon of my DNA It’s like the spaceman said A million miles from reality, that’s where « The line will form a hero » Where dimensions sleep and dreams collide Chorus: Take us all down in time wave zero Time wave zero Time wave zero Time wave zero […]...
- Midnight Highway – Accept
Blinded by the light Strangest feelin’ I have know Don’t know what’s wrong or right See the people, clubs and bars Streetlife passin’ by yeah Screamin’ engine, burnin’ gas I’m on overdrive Danger, danger, save your soul The finger’s writin’ on the wall Where you are the angels are blind Midnight, and I cruise along […]...
- A Mission In Life – Stan Ridgway
It’s time to close upЁCЁCwe’re through Gotta clear it out So let’s drink up, it’s past two Girl, don’t push ’em out They can walk out on their own How many times I gotta tell you, Bob, You gotta drink up and go home I don’t run a business Just to talk to you all […]...
- Long, Lonesome Highway Blues – Steve Earle
Ў®Til I outrun your memory I can’t go home Ў®cause I can’t face another day alone Now that you’re gone this ain’t no place for me I want to start all over new But I can’t lose these lonesome highway blues Down that long, lonesome highway just as far as I can go Ў®Til I […]...
- Spy World – Stan Ridgway
Hello, hello, this is Monkeywrench, come in, Calling Money Hutch headquarters. Tell Smoky Grayhead the « bus stopper » is a guy. Tell « Mister Magden » to check on the « chocolate (shotput?). » And I thought this was a glamorous job. Well, there’s that man who’s got everything that he needs And when […]...
- End Of The Line – Stan Ridgway
You are my only confidant And my only friend Together we will share everything Until the very end Chorus: There’s no one here who shares my views Or sees the way I can see But there’s just one thing that you’ll understand You’ll have to even up with me At the end of the line […]...
- Man Of Stone – Stan Ridgway
I crawled out of this wilderness, a debt I had to pay I must have tipped the scales somewhere way back Never saw the seeds I’d sewn So now I travel backwards looking for a man of stone A foggy night, a neon light… I’ve seen him standing there Movin’ where the shadows creepЁCЁCno he […]...
- Where Is The Highway Tonight? – Neil Young
She’d have a new place to go She’d take me in her arms And show me all her charms Until my troubles were gone. Then when I left her behind Never a tear could I find Just a haunting melody Comin’ back to me Where is the highway tonight? Where is the highway tonight? Where […]...
- Knife And Fork – Stan Ridgway
I’m comin’ back home to you Stuck to you like crazy glue Don’t wanna go on living without Something left to shout about We’ll play the game of love and fate I’ll be the knife and fork, and you be the plate… Now welcome baby to my pad of delights Have a drink… do you […]...
- Camouflage – Stan Ridgway
It was in the jungle wars of ’65 My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone And I could hear the enemy movin’ in close outside Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate And […]...
- Highway ’61 Revisited – Polly Jean Harvey
Well, God said to Abraham “;Kill me a son”; Abe said “;Man, you must be putting me on”; God said “;No”; Abe said “;Wha? t”; God said “;You do what you want to, Abe but The next time you see me coming, you’d better run”; Abe said “;Where do you want this killing done?”; God […]...
- Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?” God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but The next time you see me comin’ you better run” Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?” God says. “Out on Highway 61”. Well Georgia Sam he […]...