Oh mama, I've talkin' to those western stars They give me comfort at night, lyin' in the back of the car An I can see your in the place that I go when I'm there Me an Jimmy an the boys dark up in the mountain air, yeah
Got a couple more till the sun's comin' up in the east Ole Fletcher's in the car drinkin' from a jar through his teeth Jimmy ain't but his tracks lead up into the trees I guess there nothing for it but to drive on up and see what we see, yeah, uh huh
Dontcha let ole take the wheel tonight His heart's cold An this old dirt road rough and ragged to a terrible height So dontcha let ole Fletcher take the tonight There much to live for But there's this woman and she's got me pretty alright Lovin', oh Lord, can me change my ways So won't you let me another day Guess I'd like to live day
Ole been drinkin' with a pistol and is itchin' to play "'Man, I had this woman, she was livin' at the mouth of the bay, But she found me out and now she a man who wears a suit I seen him walkin' his dog by the company in brand new boots, yeah, uh huh"
So dontcha let ole Fletcher take the wheel His heart's grown And this old dirt road runs and ragged to a terrible height Dontcha let ole take the wheel tonight ain't much to live for But there's this and she's got me feeling pretty alright Lovin', oh Lord, can make me my ways So won't you let me another day I'd like to live another day
Oh mama, I've been talkin' to those stars give me comfort at night, right lyin' in the back of the car An I can see your face in the place I'll go when I'm there Me and Jimmy and the runnin' dark up in the mountain air, yeah