Well I've been ridin' a winning horse for a long, long time. Sometimes I wonder is this the end of the line. No one should take advantage of who they are.
Well it looks like it's another Skynyrd Family Christmas time. Seems like it was just New Years day. Started out in old L.A.. . Those big wheels keep turning once again.
I hear the rumors flyin'. About a head on crash. At the stroke of midnight. When centuries clash. Some gonna party. Some gonna kneel and pray. . Well you can quote the bible.
It was a late night show in Georgia. We were on the 'ol highway. We know we've lost some friends. And family on the way. But you know we all feel better.
Well Billy Joe told me, said everything's lookin' fine. He's got the place all secured, got the icebox full of wine. He said hurry on over and don't be late.
Eleven times I been busted, eleven times I been to jail. Some of the times I been there nobody could go my bail. Well it seems to me, lord that this ol' boy just don't fit.
Well Billy Joe told me, said everything's lookin' fine. He's got the place all secured, got the icebox full of wine. He said hurry on over and don't be late.
Well everytime that I come home nobody wants to let me be. It seems that all the friends I got just got to come interrogate me. Well, I appreciate your feelings and I don't want to pass you by.
Yeah, she's sittin' at the table, lookin' down at her drink. She's always on time, I'm always runnin' late. I was on my way, but I got sidetracked. . Yeah, Gary called me up, said Rickey's in a jam.
Well, there's a devil in the bottle, staring straight at me. Daring me to reach out, but I know he's testing me. If I take just one sip, I become that devil's son.
New york city is a thousand miles away. And if you ask me, I'll tell you that's ok. Now I'm not trying to put the big apple down. 'Cause they don't need a man like me in town.
Outside of Macon off a country road. Justice was forsaken when they let the wrong man go. Johnny Law was shady first one on the scene. They called it murder in the first degree.
Your love does something to me that I can't describe. Dark eyes see right through me and I just can't hide. You drive me crazy with what you don't say and the way you hold back love.
I went down to the crossroads. Fell down on my knees. Down to the crossroads. Fell down on my knees. I said I'm beggin' for mercy won't you take me. If you please.
Well he walks so tall to be so small. Never met a man who's stranger. He lives his life for a dollar sign. And to deal with him is dangerous. He knocked me down but I'm on my feet.
I ain't the kind to stick around without it. It'd be a crime 'cause man I'm all about it. It's in my blood. It keeps me breathin'. It's like a drug, gotta have the feeling.
It's been so long since I've been gone. Another day might be too long for me. Traveling around I've had my fill. Of broken dreams and dirty deals. A concrete jungle surrounding me.
Love this time of year. It seems to bring us near. I wish Christmas was every day. There's somethin' about those lights. On that tree at night. Feelin' you girl, next to me.
What can they all be thinkin'. Wanna' take the cross off of the hill. Put away the pledge of allegiance. Lord, just the thought gives me a chill. They can take god off our money but, in the end 'o ain't it funny.