If my man was fighting Some unholy war I would be behind him Straight shook up beside him With strength he didn't know It's you I'm fighting for He can't lose with me in tow I refuse to let him go At his side, and drunk on pride

Just to make you love me, love me, love me 'Cause I’m crazy about you There’s nothing that I won’t do Throw away my pride for you Just to make you love me, want me, trust me Baby, I know I’m not ashamed Just need you and I could care less If everyone

Then at least I know I died a legend Can you take me higher? If I must go, die at 27 Will you roll and ride like we're together? And keep the vibe alive forever Keep the vibe alive forever And if I must go and die at 27 Now, will you roll and ride like

Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down You can run on for a long time Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler

Harry made a bareback rider proud and free upon a horse And a fine coal miner for the NCB that was A fallen angel and Jesus on the cross A skating ballerina you should have seen her do the skater's waltz Some people have got to paint and draw Harry had

Good fortune comes our way And we ride down Kings Highway, yeah yeah Lover, I'll await the day When the time gets right I'm gonna pick you up And take you far way from From trouble my love Under a big ol' sky

And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around. Well, I left Kentucky back in forty nine An' went to Detroit

They'll never catch me I'm running for the river Gotta run, gotta run Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance 'Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive But there ain't

The stowaways of civil war When living through a civil war "God bless our little civil war" Progress rides with thieves and whores I don't know you to wear a hat But I came home late and there it sat You rose to show what hats are for Christmas mornings

You can ride Train that goes to nowhere Train that goes to nowhere There is a train that goes to nowhere Need no ticket for you to ride Put you in a car they call the sleeper It's nice and warm inside The days are never numbered The nights don't matter