Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[fox69]

"Put A Bar In My Car"

"Put A Bar In My Car"



I just talked to the weatherman
It's gonna rain on me today
I dropped my bubblegum in the sand
And I had to throw it away
I got out of bed, scratched my watch and wound my head
I'm so mixed up that I can't think
I'm gonna put a bar in the back of my car
And drive myself to drink

There's a little black cloud raining down on my head
Washin' all my dreams away
Every stoplight I see turns red
I guess it just ain't my day
I might as well give up, my mind's an empty cup
I'm a ship gettin' ready to sink
I'm gonna put a bar in the back of my car
And drive myself to drink

I just talked to the weatherman
It's gonna rain on me today
I dropped my bubblegum in the sand
And I had to throw it away
I got out of bed, scratched my watch and wound my head
I'm so mixed up that I can't think
I'm gonna put a bar in the back of my car
And drive myself to drink, sha-la
Drive myself to drink

 

[fox69]

"Queen Of The Road"

"Queen Of The Road"



Standing in the doorway with her hand on her hip
Eyes like the beacons on a rocketship
Just about the bottom of a bottle of gin
She baits her hook and she reels'em in

She's got a black leather jacket, with a patch on the back
No imitation cajun gonna get to that
Got a red bandana and a rose tattoo
She got a mind of her own, nobody tells her what to do

Diamonds, pearls hey hey hey
They're for all the other girls
Some women just don't need'em
You can keep'em

She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road

Now if you wanna roll the dice, you can try your luck
She can melt the ice of an ice cream truck
Can't holler uncle, when you've had enough
Her own brother won't fight her, cause the girl's so tough

Devil of an angel, she's a one of a kind
She's got a knucklehead harley and a one track mind
Roadhouse reputation everywhere she goes
As a big sled rider, she's a queen of the road

From Pamona to Daytona, hey hey
And every highway in-between
There's not a one of'em she ain't seen
Wooh you know what I mean

And...
She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road

Now when the party's over and the lights come on
Don't have to try to find her cause the girl is gone
She slithered into second and away she goes
My motorheaded mama is the queen of the road

She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road

Putt putt..
She goes putt putt, that's my queen
Putt putt, on her big machine
Putt putt, when the light turns green
Putt putt, she's so mean
Nothin' can stop my queen of the road

Yeah

 

[fox69]

"Rave On"

"Rave On"



The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
When you say that I love you
Rave on

The way you dance and hold me tight
The way you kiss when we say goodnight

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
When you say that I love you
Rave on

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
I'm so glad that your revealing
Your love for me

Rave on, rave on, tell me
Tell me not to be lonely
Tell me you love me only
Rave on to me

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
I'm so glad that your revealing
Your love for me

Rave on, rave on, tell me
Tell me not to be lonely
Tell me you love me only
Rave on to me

The little things that you say and do
Make me want to be with you

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
When you say that I love you
Rave on

Rave on, it's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
I'm so glad that your revealing
Your love for me

Rave on, rave on, tell me
Tell me not to be lonely
Tell me you love me only
Rave on to me
Rave on to me
Rave on to me

 

[fox69]

"Reason To Believe"

"Reason To Believe"



If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe.

Someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give, never think enough myself.

If I gave you time to change my mind
I'd find a way to leave the past behind
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe.

Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe.

Someone like you makes it hard to live without somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give, never think enough myself.

If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe.

 

[fox69]

"Redneck Riviera"

"Redneck Riviera"



Headed south on 65, route 5 or 6 I'll drive
There's a place where the folks from dixie go
You don't need no cowboy boots, trade'em in for a bathing suit
Hang out on the Gulf Of Mexico

On a weekend holiday
We don't parlez vous francais
Turnin' it up from a sunny day
Then we dance the night away
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
(Oh) yeah

Sippin' hospitality under proud umbrella trees
Good ol' boys and the long necks scattered 'round
Girls come rushin' from a far when I strum "Louie Louie" on my old guitar
String bikini, happy hunting ground

On a weekend holiday
We don't parlez vous francais
Turnin' it up from a sunny day
Then we dance the night away
On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
(Oh) yeah

We don't have to parlez vous francais
Well the surf is up in Alabam'
Mississippi, Florida and the Gulf shore sand
Stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Tropez

On the redneck riviera
On the red-ed neck riviera
On the redneck riviera
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, oh yeah
It's a paradise, Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Oh, the surf is up in Florida down
Panama City to the Destin Sound
You can stoke your fire with a sunny day, yeah
Just like them folks in St. Topez

Hey this is the south
Not the south of France

 

[fox69]

"Rent, Groceries And Gasoline"

"Rent, Groceries And Gasoline"



I used to live the luxury life
A new house, three cars to drive
Steppin' over the credit line
I was payin' a heavy price
It seemed more was never enough
So I called my creditor up
Said "all I need is that cadillac car,
I'm heading for a brand new start"

I was in way to deep
Straightened out my priorities
I'm a man of simple needs
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline

I got a trailer sturdy and cheap
Hot time, job work when I please
Goin' to mexico next week
Gotta feel that ocean breeze
I might settle down sometime
Right now, it ain't on my mind
Got a pretty girl along for the ride
She's the adventurous kind

I got everything I need
Straightend out my priorities
I'm a man of simple means
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline

Got a full tank and some food to go
Check the map and we'll hit the road
In the flicker of the dashboard lights
I feel my life unwind

I got everything I need
Straightend out my priorities
I'm a man of simple means
Just rent, groceries, and gasoline
Rent, groceries, and gasoline
I need rent, groceries, and gasoline

Just give me rent, groceries, and gasoline
And I'm outta here!

 

[fox69]

"Resign Yourself To Me"

"Resign Yourself To Me"



Ain't no place you can hide that I can't find you
Ain't no place you can get where I won't see
Lets you forget, my dear, let me remind you
Girl, you may as well resign yourself to me.

Ain't no door you can lock that I can't get through
Ain't no place you can undress where I can't see
If you're marooned in space I'll come and get you
Girl, you may as well resign yourself to me.

Don't think you fool me with that trench coat and them shades
I'm gonna wrap my arms around you like two gooey old band aids.

Don't think you fool me with that trench coat and them shades
I'm gonna wrap my arms around you like two gooey old band aids.

Ain't no path you can take that I can't follow
I'm gonna buzz around your head like a bee
You may elude me tonight but come tomorrow
Girl, you may as well resign yourself to me
Girl, you may as well resign yourself to me.

 

[fox69]

"Riding Alone"

"Riding Alone"



She saved him from whiskey
Was his constant companion
You'd see them out riding at dawn

She gave him his reasons
To shoulder the seasons
Now when you see him
He's riding alone

She'd lay down beside him
To touch him or guide him
Turn 'round his head
On the darkest of days

He still sits beside her
Remembers her smiling
Whispers to her
That old song he would play

Please lay down beside me
How I love you

Never wanted to bid this adieu
No red river ever ran deeper
Than this old cowboy's love
Than this cowboy's love that runs true

 

[fox69]

"Ripplin' Waters"

"Ripplin' Waters"



I've got ripplin' water to wake me
To the mornin', my woman and love
And tall pine trees are pointing us easily
To heaven above

Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening
Takes the chill away fine
Cut the telephone line
And the story's the same

There's a worn red chair by the window
That we found at a sale down the way
When some old women said that they
Needed more room for the winter

But people like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down
And so it passes the time
Cut the telephone line
The story's the same

Oh, like a bubble on a windy day
I start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine

And you made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line
In a meadow of columbine

Oh, little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for
What you've got on your mind
It seems like most of the time
You're lying there dreaming

Maybe in your vision you see how our mission is
Slightly less than divine
You cut the telephone line
The story's the same

And now ripplin' waters flow through pipes
In the walls and they're keeping me warm
And the closest I've been to my family
For days is my music

But to silently stare in the morning sky
It's like hearing her calling my name
You cut the telephone line
And the story might change

Oh, like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine

And you made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snow line
In a meadow of columbine

 

[fox69]

"Rock Me, Baby"

"Rock Me, Baby"



Rock me, baby, rock me all night long
Rock me, baby, rock me all night long
Well, rock me, baby, until my back ain't got no bone.

Roll me, like a wagon wheel
Roll me, baby, like a wagon wheel
I want you to roll me, baby, ...

Spin me, spin me, spin me like a spinning top
Spin me, baby, spin me, spin me like a spinning top
Honey, you spin me, baby, but no, no, never stop.

Shake me, baby, shake me like a shaking ...
Shake me, baby, shake me like a shaking ...
I wanna shake me, baby, ...

Rock me, spin me, rock me, spin me
Rock me, spin me, rock me, spin me
I want you to rock me, baby, until my back ain't got no bone.