OVERDRIVE

WELL I’M LEAVING CALIFORNIA ON HIGHWAY 10 AND I’M RUNNING IN OVERDRIVE GOING DOWN TO AUSTIN TEXAS THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN

MY BABY CALLED ME
SHE WANTS TO COME BACK HOME

I’M COMING BABY
DON’T YOU WORRY NO MORE

I GOT MY HOT ROD FORD IN OVERDRIVE FLYING IN THE DUST

I SLIP SLIDE OFF THIS CRAZY ROAD AND COME RIGHT BACK AGAIN

TUCSON ARIZONA 
I CAN SEE YOUR CITY LIGHTS

I GOTTA KEEP DIGGING. 
GOTTA GET DOWN RUNNING BY  MEXICO

WELL I FOUND MYSELF A GRAVY TRAIN
IN A BLACK MERCEDES BENZ
I PULLED IN BEHIND HER
SHE WAS DOING 110

GOT TO SEE MY WOMAN
IT’S BEEN 2 LONG YEARS

I’M COMING BABY
I’M COMING WAY DOWN GILA ROAD

WELL WE SETTLED IN BY THE BAY
SAN FRANCISCO WAY

WE HAD OURSELVES A COUPLE OF KIDS

AND WE FINALLY FOUND OUR WAY

HEY

I’M COMING BABY
DON’T YOU WORRY NO MORE

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