(Ed King - Ronnie VanZant - Billy Powell) I'm headed down a highway got a suitcase by my side Blue skies hangin' over my head I got 500 miles to ride
(Allen Collins - Ronnie VanZant) I asked the wiseman one sunny day Can you help me find my way You're so much older and wiser too Would you help me
(Gary Rossington - Ronnie VanZant) Well, its 8 o'clock in Boise, Idaho I'll find my limo driver Mister, take us to the show I done made some plans
(Ronnie VanZant -- Gary Rossington) Mama told me when I was young Come sit beside me, my only son And listen closely to what I say. And if you do
(Steve Gaines) Yes sir Well the bigger the city, well the brighter the lights The bigger the dog, well the harder the bite I don't know where you
(Ronnie VanZant -- Steve Gaines) My daddy told me always be strong son Don't you ever cry You find the pretty girls and then you love them Then you
(Allen Collins - Ronnie VanZant) Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars Oak tree you're in my way There's too much coke and too much smoke Look what'
(Merle Haggard) Little bit of Bakersfield I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no
(Steve Gaines -- Ronnie VanZant) Well I've heard lots of people say They're gonna settle down You don't see their faces And they don't come around
(Ronnie VanZant -- Steve Gaines) Well, you can see her walkin' down on Peachtree Street She got high-heeled shoes and a dot on her cheek She's lookin
(Steve Gaines) Ain't no good life Not the one that I lead 'Cause the more I fight the sadness, yeah It only seems the more that I grieve Well I