I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you want to go?I'm goin' up the country, baby don't you want to go?I'm goin' to some place, I've never been beforeI'm goin' I'm goin' where the water tastes like wineI'm goin' where the water tastes like wineWe can jump in the water, stay drunk all the timeI'm gonna leave this city, got to get awayI'm gonna leave this city, got to get awayAll this fussin' and fightin' man, you know I sure can't staySo baby pack your leavin' trunkYou know we've got to leave todayJust exactly where we're goin' I cannot sayBut we might even leave the U.S.A.It's a brand new game, that I want to play
The only one who could ever reach meWas the son of a preacher manThe only boy who could ever teach meWas the son of a preacher manYes, he was, he was, ooh, yes, he was
Bonnie and Clyde were pretty lookin' peopleBut I can tell you people They were the devil's children,Bonnie and Clyde began their evil doin'One lazy afternoon down Savannah way,They robbed a store, and high-tailed outa that townGot clean away in a stolen car,And waited till the heat died down,Bonnie and Clyde advanced their reputationAnd made the graduationInto the banking business.
My sister and friends were in a snow storm pile up. They got out and went to the side over the guardrails. Shortly after a tractor trailer smashed into their car and totaled it.
Oh, no, don't let the rain come down(Ah, ah) Oh, no, don't let the rain come down(Ah, ah) Oh, no, don't let the rain come downMy roof's got a hole in it and I might drownOh, yes, my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown
Right now, heyIt's your tomorrowRight nowC'mon, it's everythingRight nowCatch that magic moment, and do it right, right nowOh, Right nowIt's what's happening?Right here and nowRight nowIt's right nowOh,Tell me, what are you waiting forTurn this thing around
Memories, memoriesOf holding hands and red bouquetsAnd twilight trimmed in purple hazeAnd laughing eyes and simple waysAnd quiet nights and gentle days with youMemories, pressed between the pages of my mindMemories, sweetened through the ages just like wineMemories, memories, sweet memoriesMemories, memories
See people rocking -- Hear people chanting -- Feeling hot hot hot Keep up this spirit -- Come on let's do it -- Feeling hot hot hot It's in the air - Celebration time Music sweet - captivate your mind We have this party song - This fundamental jam
So we go rum-bum-bum-bum Yeah we rum-bum-bum-bum Feeling hot hot hot -- Feeling hot hot hot - Oh Lord
And she kept on telling me She kept on telling me She kept on telling me I want you, I need you
But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad I want you, I need you But there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you Now don't be sad 'Cause two out of three ain't bad Baby we can talk all night But that ain't getting us nowhere
Come on, Eileen, oh I swear (what he means)At this moment, you mean everythingYou in that dress, my thoughts I confessVerge on dirtyAh, come on, Eileen