Uneasy Rider
Charlie Daniels Band Lyrics

Me and my buddy got us a wild hair
My friend and I had a sudden desire

And figured we wanted to go somewhere
And we decided that we wanted to go on an adventure

So we loaded up in my ragtop Chevrolet
So we got in my old convertible Chevrolet

We had a little bit of money and a whole lot of show
We had some cash and a big sense of excitement

And with Hank Junior blaring on the radio
And with the loud music of Hank Junior playing on the radio

We got a tank full of gas and we was on our way
We filled up the tank with gas and started our journey

We figured we'd go down to New Orleans
We decided to travel to New Orleans

We were barrelling' down old 17
We were speeding down old Highway 17

When a man with a blinking red light was on our tail
When a man with a flashing red light was following us

He said, 'You were doin' 60 in a 45
He said, 'You were driving 60 mph in a 45 mph zone

But I'm gonna let you go this time
But I will give you a warning this time

But if I catch you again, I'm gonna slap you in the county jail'
But if I catch you speeding again, I will arrest you

We said, 'Thank you sir, you sure been nice
We said, 'Thank you sir, you have been very kind

And you ain't gonna have to tell us twice'
And you don't have to repeat yourself

And we were Southbound and down with the wind blowing in our faces
And we continued driving south with the wind in our faces

We kept on rolling and pretty soon
We kept driving and before long

The radio was cooking out a haggard tune
The radio was playing a lively song

And we were pulling into Houston and checking out all the places
And we arrived in Houston and explored the city

I was feeling dry and I said, 'I think
I was thirsty and I said, 'I think

We ought to stop and get ourselves a drink'
We should stop and grab a drink

Old Jim said, 'Yeah 'cause we got time to kill'
My friend Jim agreed because we had some spare time

We kept on rolling and I seen this spot
We kept driving and I noticed a place

We pulled into the parking lot
We parked the car in the lot

Of this place called, 'The Cloud Nine Bar and Grill'
It was a place named 'The Cloud Nine Bar and Grill'

We walked through the door and the place was jammed
We entered and the place was packed

The lights were low, they had a punk rock band
The lights were dim, and there was a punk rock band playing

And some orange haired feller singing about suicide
And there was a guy with orange hair singing a song about suicide

I said, 'Jim, this ain't our kind of place
I said, 'Jim, this is not our type of establishment

He said, 'Well, let's just have one round anyway'
He said, 'Well, let's have one drink regardless

So against my better judgment we walked on inside'
So, despite my hesitation, we entered the bar

Went up to the bar and we sat down
We went to the bar and took a seat

This feller walked up and said, 'I'll buy this round'
A guy approached us and offered to buy our drinks

And he sat down on the barstool next to Jim
And he sat on the barstool next to Jim

He looked like a girl but he talked like a guy
He had a feminine appearance but spoke like a man

He had lipstick on and mascara in his eyes
He was wearing lipstick and had mascara on his eyes

And everybody in that place looked just about like him
And everyone else in the bar looked similar to him

I said, 'Jim, this ain't our kind of bar
I said, 'Jim, this is not our type of bar

Let's just go on out and get back in the car
Let's leave and get back in the car

'Cause there's gonna be trouble, ain't no sense in taking a chance'
'Cause there will be trouble, and it's not worth the risk

We was getting up, getting ready to leave
We were preparing to leave

When somebody grabbed old Jim by the sleeve
But someone grabbed Jim's sleeve

And this good looking girl, she was asking my buddy to dance
And a beautiful girl asked Jim to dance

I said, 'Jim, don't do it, there's something missing'
I said, 'Jim, don't do it, something doesn't feel right

There's fellers dancing and fellers kissing
There were guys dancing with guys and guys kissing guys

There's a feller in high heeled shoes wearing panty hose'
There's a guy wearing high heeled shoes and pantyhose

He said, 'Partner, I just can't turn this down
Jim replied, 'Partner, I just can't resist this opportunity

You just go over there and have one more round
You go over there and have one more drink

I'll dance with the lady and we'll get on down the road'
I'll dance with the lady and then we'll continue our journey

So he walked away and left me alone
Jim walked away and left me by myself

But this funny looking feller kept coming on
But this strange-looking guy kept approaching me

And he was making me mad with some of the things he said
And he was irritating me with his comments

Then he put his hand on my knee
Then he touched my knee

I said, 'If you don't get your paw off me
I said, 'If you don't remove your hand

I'm gonna locate your nose around the other side of your head'
I'm going to punch your face so hard your nose will end up on the other side of your head

He said, 'I love it when you get that fire in your eye
He said, 'I enjoy seeing the anger in your eyes

I said, 'Well, partner try this on for size'
I replied, 'Well, buddy, try this for size

And I unloaded on him and he went out like a light
And I punched him hard, causing him to lose consciousness

Everybody in that place must have been his friend
Seems like everyone in the bar knew him

They all headed for me, I said, 'This is the end'
They all started coming towards me, and I thought it was the end

But where I come from, we don't give up without a fight
But in my hometown, we don't back down easily

They were screaming and yelling and scratching and clawing
People were screaming, yelling, and physically fighting

I was punching and hitting and kicking and pawing
I was throwing punches, hitting, kicking, and defending myself

I was holding my own, 'cause I've been in a scrap or two
I was able to hold my ground because I've been in fights before

Old Jim come running up out of the blue
Suddenly, Jim approached from out of nowhere

And that gal he was with, come running up too
And the woman he was dancing with also came running up

And proceeded to beat on me with a high heel shoe
And she started hitting me with a high-heeled shoe

I grabbed her by the hair, it came off in my hand
I grabbed her by the hair, and her wig came off

And that beautiful girl was just a beautiful man
And the stunning girl turned out to be a man

And old Jim just got sick right there on the floor
Jim suddenly got nauseous and vomited on the floor

He dropped that dude like a shot from a gun
He quickly knocked the guy down

Smeared his lipstick, made his makeup run
He messed up the guy's lipstick and caused his makeup to smudge

And me and old Jim started fighting our way to the door
Jim and I fought our way towards the exit

Man, we lit out of there in that Chevrolet
We quickly left in the Chevrolet

I put in on the floor and it stayed that way
I accelerated and kept the speed high

We was going' down the highway doing about a hundred and ten
We were speeding down the highway at around 110 mph

We were headed for home and we was getting nearer
We were heading back home and getting closer

Then a red light came on the rear view mirror
Then I saw a red light flashing in the rearview mirror

And that same blame cop was pulling us over again
And that same darn cop was pulling us over once more

Now I'm sitting' here in this county jail
Now I'm sitting in this county jail

I had to call my Daddy to go our bail
I had to call my Dad to pay our bail

But I learned me a lesson that I never will forget again
But I learned a lesson that I will never forget

I've done give up drinking', I've give up bars
I have quit drinking and going to bars

And running around the country in souped up cars
And driving across the country in modified cars

I'm going back where the women are women and the men are men
I'm going back to a place where gender roles are traditional