Story Behind The Song
On my way to a gig in Nashville.
Kentucky state trooper has a hard on for my Illinois pates.
Hell follows.
I wrote this on the steering wheel of my car on the way home.
Nuff said, listen to the song for the entire bloody tale.
Song Description
Based on a true story which I would rather not live again.
| Song Length |
3:40 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Troubled, Anxious |
| Subject |
Prison, Crime, Theft |
Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
BUSTED IN KENTUCKY
STATE TROOPER PULLED ME OVER ON SOUTHBOUND 65
HAD A GIG IN NASHVILLE I WAS RUNNIN' A BIT BEHIND
HIS CANINE FRIEND SNIFFED OUT MY CAR EVERY SINGLE INCH
SMELLIN' FOR SOME COCAINE BUT I NEVER TOUCH THAT SHIT
FOUND A QUARTER GRAM OF MEXICAN BARELY NUFF' TO GET HIGH
STILL HE SLAPPED THE CUFFS ON AND BROUGHT ME IN
AS DAYLIGHT TURNED TO NIGHT
NOW IF I'D BEEN FOUND IN LOUSIVILLE THOSE BOYS WOULDA MADE MY DAY
PROBLY' WRITE ME UP A CITATION AND JUST SEND ME ON MY WAY
BUT FURTHER DOWN IN ELIZABETHTOWN THEM COPS DON'T MESS AROUND
IT'S ALL THE SAME TO THEIR INBRED BRAINS A PINJOINT OR A POUND
THEY THREW ME IN THE DRUNK TANK THOUGH I HADEN'T TOUCHED A DROP
I SAT THERE FOR NINE HOURS JUST CURSING OUT THAT COP
MY BAIL WAS SET AT FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS MORE THAN I EVEN MAKE
SO I CALLED THE WIFE AND SHE WIRED IT TO THE JAIL ON THE NEXT DAY
WHILE ON THE PHONE MY KID WAS CRYIN' THOUGHT THAT I'D BEEN DEAD
AFTER TWO DAYS IN THAT HELL HOLE I ALMOST WISH I HAD
CHORUS
BEEN RIDIN' ON THAT EDGE SO LONG RECKLESS WILD AND LUCKY
BUT ON THE ROAD TO NASHVILLE I GOT BUSTED IN KENTUCKY
WAS TRANSFERED TO A CELL WITH A COUPLE OTHER GUYS
SOME FARM BOY IN FOR DEALING' METH AND A BLACK DUDE DOIN' LIFE
PICKED UP THE GIDEON'S BIBLE BUT MY EYES TOO TIRED TO READ
THEY WERE RED AND DIALATED BUT IT WASN'T FROM THE WEED
I'D BEEN DRIVIN' SEVERAL HOURS FROM A SHOW IN VALPARAISO
AND HOW I ENDED UP IN THERE I'LL NEVER REALLY KNOW
HARDIN' COUNTY USA SURE MAKES THIS ONE THING CLEAR
COME ON VACATION LEAVE ON PROBATION AND YA'LL COME BACK NOW YA HEAR
CHORUS
BY THE TIME MY BAIL WAS POSTED I HAD MISSED MY NASHVILLE SHOW
STILL PLENTY TIME TO MAKE THE NEXT ONE JUST A LITTLE UP THE ROAD
THREE PEOPLE PAID THE COVER CHARGE I MADE ABOUT SEVEN BUCKS
BUSTED IN VALPRAISO AND DAMN CLEAN OUT OF LUCK
CHORUS