Woke up at dawn
And wiped my eyes
And my mind
Began to race
I'z searching for a song
I had not written
Sure that I'd find it
Along the way
Ronnie was a
Cincinnati union man
And a carpenter by trade
At 145 pounds
He'd drink more whisky
Than any man
That I'd seen
In all my days
So we took
Off for Cleveland
Ronnie had a grievance
He had to file
The next day
So with the white lady
A bottle of Turkey
And bag of smoke
We were off
And on our way
CHORUS:
So we ride
Down the highway
Living life our way
We zigged when we
Should have zagged
That sign just read
20 miles to Chicago
So we turned
That car around
We'd been lost
But now where found
Headed East bound and down
Doing things I cannot tell
Just cowboyed all to hell
Praying to God
We don't go to jail
CHORUS:
So we ride
Down the highway
Living life our way
But seein is believin
That sign just read
20 miles to Cleveland
So we pulled.into town
Drunk and dirty
At 6;30 looking for
A place to lay down
And with 30
Minutes to spare
Ronnie shaved and combed his hair
And walked into
The meeting
Right on time
Now it's hard
To find a moral
To this story
But as far
As I can tell
We have to keep
On keeping on
Even when where wrong
Look at me
I found that new song
CHORUS:
So we ride
Down the highway
Living life our way
If you're headed North
Out of Cincinnati
Don't turn left
If you're going to Cleveland