Letter To L.A. Lyrics

As I was rolling across the Mississippi I stopped there and I cried No use for a man to keep a mighty river All dammed up inside I jumped bail from the Sweetwater County Now I'm o...Read Full Lyrics

Well Jesse was a rovin' gambler Nine ball was his game He kept one step out ahead of his Rep One town out ahead of his fame I think I mighta seen him in Clovis But the place...Read Full Lyrics

(Joe Ely) As I was screaming into New Orleans I seen a woman on a motorbike She captivated my immagination With her lipstick in the night Well the look in her eye would make a rh...Read Full Lyrics

Oh no, what to do? How did I get on this train? Locked in a boxcar With the Queen of Spain "You pour the sweet wine I'll play the tambourine Would your majesty mind If I j...Read Full Lyrics

Down to the quarter there you go Madame woe Down to Canal where the red lights glow Madame woe Take some of your lonliness and lay it on me It's a tough ol way to make ends meet, h...Read Full Lyrics

With your fan belt slippin' and your bare tires squealin' Every time you hit the road you think you're rich. You're Lord of the Highway but the way you been drivin' Sends them hitc...Read Full Lyrics

It's a hot and a rockin' street All-right, all-right. Burns my jumpin' feet Tonight, tonight Lightnin' flies are shinin' All-right, all-right. Mardi Gras' unwindin' Tonight, tonigh...Read Full Lyrics

Walking in this city Ain't got a friend All I meet is strangers With no time to lend Buildings and the steeples Aimed for the sky Looking oh, so lonely Lonely as I Maybe, maybe, ...Read Full Lyrics

Bringing in the New Year's Eve alone The glitter of the party life turns my face to home. Lovers and acquaintances all through the land Celebrate a grain of time down miles and mil...Read Full Lyrics

Me and Billy the Kid never got along I didn't like the way he cocked his hat And he wore his gun all wrong. We had the same girlfriend And he never forgot it She had a cute little ...Read Full Lyrics