Charlie Robison - Racing In The Streets lyrics

rate me

i got a '69 chevy with a 396

dually heads and a hurst on the floor

shes waitin tonight, down in the parkin lotljqioo

outside the 7-11 store

well me and my partner sunny built her straight out of scratch

and he rides with me from town to town

we only run for the money, got no strings attached

we shut em up and the we shut em down

tonight tonight the strips just right

i wanna blow em off in my first heat

cause summers here and the time is right

for racin in the street

well we take all the action we can meet

and we cut up the northwest state

when the strip shuts down we run em in the street

from the barrios to the interstate

well some guys they just give up livin

and start dyin little by little, piece by piece

and some guys come home from work and wash up

and go racin in the streets

tonight tonight the strips just right

i wanna blow em all outta their seats

we're callin out around

we're goin racin in the street

well i met her on the strip three years ago

in a camaro with this dude from l.a.

well i blew that camaro off my back

and i drove that little girl away

but now theres wrinkles around my baby's eyes

and she cries herself to sleep at night

when i come home the house is dark

she sighs "baby did you make it alright?"

cause she sits on the porch of her daddy's house

but all her pretty dreams are torn

well she stays off alone into the night

with the eyes of one who hates for just bein born

we're all shutdown strangers and hot rod angels

runnin through this promise land

like my baby and me, we're gonna ride to the sea

and wash these sins off of our hands

well tonight tonight, the highways bright

out of our way mister you best keep

cause summers here and the time is right

for racin in the streets