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Highway Queen

by Nikki Lane

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1.
Oh yippee ki yay Seven hundred thousand rednecks That’s what it takes to get to the top Seven hundred thousand rednecks No, there ain’t no one gonna make me stop Well, I travel around from town to town I do the best I can everyday I drive long hours and I don’t get to shower and I ain’t gonna brag about the pay No, I ain’t gonna brag about the pay Seven hundred thousand rednecks That’s what it takes to get to the top Seven hundred thousand rednecks No, there ain’t no one gonna make me stop I get tired of working my fingers to the bone I get tired of working every day But the people they tell me that they wanna hear my songs They tell me they wanna see me play Now tell me do you wanna see him play Seven hundred thousand rednecks That’s what it takes to get to the top Seven hundred thousand rednecks No, there ain’t no one gonna make me stop There ain’t no one gonna make me stop Oh yippee ki yay I’m going all the way, I’m going all the way I’m going all the way, I’m going all the way I’m going all the way Oh yippee ki yay
2.
Well, I heard tell of a woman out there with tight blue jeans and long black hair She’ll come to play but she won’t stay and it always brings ‘em down Some folks say they’ll come a day when she’ll settle in some old town But it’s best you know that it’s a long, long road, she ain’t gonna come around Sixty thousand miles of blacktop Countless broken hearts between Winding lines of white that don’t stop Livin’ the life of the Highway Queen She’s a siren leaves you pinin’, haunts your mind like a melody If you can tie her down, you can bottle lightnin’ But the Highway Queen don’t need no king Well one or two they might have broken through, they might have nearly roped her in But a fire like that is far too wild, it’s gonna burn and burn again Seasons fade and so does the pain, it blows away like a tumbleweed You can’t blame a girl for loving this old world, she can’t help that she’s a Highway Queen Sixty thousand miles of blacktop Countless broken hearts between Winding lines of white that don’t stop Livin’ the life of the Highway Queen She’s a siren leaves you pinin’, haunts your mind like a melody If you can tie her down, you can bottle lightnin’ But the Highway Queen don’t need no king Highway Queen don’t need no king Well, miles and miles she keeps on rollin’ Place your bets if you ain’t foldin’ Miles and miles no sign of slowin’ It ain’t who she loves, it’s who she’s holdin’ Sixty thousand miles of blacktop Countless broken hearts between Winding lines of white that don’t stop Livin’ the life of the Highway Queen She’s a siren leaves you pinin’, haunts your mind like a melody If you can tie her down, you can bottle lightnin’ But the Highway Queen don’t need no king Highway Queen don’t need no king Highway Queen don’t need no king Well, miles and miles she keeps on rollin’ Place your bets if you ain’t foldin’ Miles and miles no sign of slowin’ It ain’t who she loves, it’s who she’s holdin’
3.
Lay You Down 03:57
I hear him callin’ Say he’s gonna leave He’s gonna ride on the settin’ sun He ain’t scared to go there He’s traveled before But tonight’s gonna be his very last one And it’s crazy all around Rustlin’ in and rustlin’ out The stereo’s playin’, we’re just passing time And there ain’t much left to say here, cause when it all comes down We’ve left it all up to the toss of the dime Who’s gonna lay you down tonight? Tears falling like pouring rain And hold your hand while you wash away Who’s gonna lay you down tonight? Put aside the fear and the pain And hold your hand while you die She stands in the doorway She’s got her head held high She knows his time on earth is done And that sparkle in his eye As the sun falls from the sky He says, my love you are the only one I heard the news They laid him in a black suit with flowers all around The town is filled with strangers that love him still They’ve come to see his burial ground I say, who’s gonna lay you down? Who who who Who who who Whooooooooo (Repeat) Who’s gonna lay you down tonight? Tears falling like pouring rain And hold your hand while you wash away Who’s gonna lay you down tonight? Put aside the fear and the pain And hold your hand while you die I say, who’s gonna lay you down? Who’s gonna lay you down?
4.
Jackpot 03:33
Jackpot, I hit the number, it was always you I was looking for sevens; they were coming in twos I was on a bad streak and honey it was getting me down Down to my last dime with no good news I was getting pretty tired of singing the blues My luck was running dry, I was about to leave this town I’ll give it one more try; I’ll give it one last shot Put the quarter in the slot Could it be Jackpot? Viva Las Vegas, Atlantic City rendez-vous Weekend in Reno, late night casino I’ll go anywhere with you Well I shoulda seen it coming; you were always there Standing in the corner with a warm dark stare I had to move a little closer so I could get a better look You said come on little darlin’ we should have our share Let’s try and roll the dice and run away somewhere You didn’t have to say another word, no, that was all it took I said let’s go all in, I’ll give it all I got Put the quarter in the slot, there it is Jackpot Viva Las Vegas, Atlantic City rendez-vous Weekend in Reno, late night casino I’ll go anywhere with you Rollin’ down the Mississippi Livin’ us a riverboat dream Playin’ the wildcard, life ain’t been too hard Since you ran away with me S’been a long, long time since we placed our bets Crazy as it is, we ain’t quit winning yet True love don’t come ‘til you lay it all down on the line So darlin’ go all in and give it all you got Put the quarter in the slot, it’s gonna be Jackpot Viva Las Vegas, Atlantic City rendez-vous Weekend in Reno, late night casino I’ll go anywhere with you Rollin’ down the Mississippi Livin’ us a riverboat dream Playin’ the wildcard; life ain’t been too hard Since you ran away with me Jackpot, I hit the number, it was always you Jackpot, I hit the number, it was always you Jackpot, I hit the number, it was always you Jackpot, I hit the number, it was always you
5.
Companion 03:08
You are the only one that I can rest my head upon I know a sense of weightlessness; the breath is falling from my chest And I will spend a lifetime playing catch you if I can If you get too far ahead, I’ll be the one that’s being led Cause I’m gonna run when you call And I won’t rest ‘til I fall From the top of the hill to the bottom of a canyon I wanna be your companion I was just a broken heart, was tattered up and torn apart By lovers who would come before, you just opened up the door And now the light is shining in, my heart is racing once again And you my eternal friend, I’ll follow you until the end Cause I’m gonna run when you call And I won’t rest ‘til I fall From the top of the hill to the bottom of a canyon I wanna be your companion They say one and one makes two (do me right, do me right, all night long) So darling, I’m asking you (do me right, do me right, never do me wrong) Do you wanna be? (do me right, do me right, all night long) Oh can you see yourself with me? (do me right, do me right, never do me wrong) (do me right, do me right, all night long) All night, cause I’ll do you right (do me right, do me right, never do me wrong) All night, and I’ll never do you wrong (do me right, do me right, all night long) Cause I wanna be Gonna be your companion (do me right, do me right, never do me wrong) Gotta be your companion (do me right, do me right, all night long) (do me right, do me right, never do me wrong) Be my companion
6.
Big Mouth 03:39
Please stop talkin’, I can’t bear to hear it My hands are shakin’, my eyes are tearin’ Well what could she know about me? Oh, how could he tell you how it was gonna be? Oh, is this really small town? Is that what we’re talking about? Is that where this is coming from or is it just your big mouth? Well, I just heard a dirty secret Should have known you couldn’t keep it And now the shit’s done hit the fan And you’re about to find out exactly who I am Oh, is this really small town? Is that what we’re talking about? Is that where this is coming from or is it just your big mouth? Is that what people are saying? And you got it figured out Well, please refrain from speaking my name Keep it out of your big mouth; Keep it out of your big mouth Go! If you don’t shut that pretty mouth Then I think I should show you how This bad reputation just fell on me Sometimes you gotta be taught, be taught to believe That this ain’t really small town That’s not what we’re talking about That’s not where this was coming from It was just your big mouth And people couldn’t have said it If you hadn’t let it out One thing’s for sure, next time you’ll know to shut that big ol’ mouth In this tiny little town Cause I’ll be hangin’ around Lookin’ out for your big mouth Lookin’ out for your big mouth I’m lookin’ out for your big mouth
7.
Foolish heart, don’t let me down Leave me broken in this town Cause I’ve been gettin' on just fine Got no need to lose my mind Foolish heart, I beg you please Let me fall asleep with ease Cause there’s no reason I should stay Laying here so wide awake You got me hanging by a word Something you said that makes me feel like I can’t make it on my own Don’t care if I make it out alive You got me hanging by a word And now there’s nothing I can do to get my mind right There’s nothing I can do to get my mind off you You’ve got me hanging by a word It’s so absurd, foolish heart We went driving out today Took our fears so far away To see if we’d get on just fine Or if it’d pass like fleeting time We laid out in fields of white The cotton buried us alive And as we laid with hearts on mend I prayed the day would never end Cause you got me hanging by a word Something you said that makes me feel like I can’t make it on my own Don’t care if I make it out alive You got me hanging by a word And now there’s nothing I can do to get my mind right There’s nothing I can do to get my mind off you You’ve got me hanging by a word It’s so absurd, foolish heart Foolish heart Foolish heart Cause you got me hanging by a word Something you said that makes me feel like I can’t make it on my own Don’t care if I make it out alive You got me hanging by a word And now there’s nothing I can do to get my mind right There’s nothing I can do to get my mind off you You got me hanging by a word You got me hanging by a word You got me hanging by a word You got me hanging by a word It’s so absurd, foolish heart
8.
Send The Sun 02:57
Well, it’s hard to be apart, so many miles in between Laying here in the dark, are you thinking of me? Out there in the West Darlin’, I swear I love you best And I’m gonna send the sun your way Wake you up with a dawn full of golden rays I want you around Don’t let the darkness get you down Well, the night’s gone and oh, it’s hard to know what to say You call me on the telephone, say you miss me most today We’ll I’ll see you soon Darlin’, we’re staring at the same moon And I’m gonna send the sun your way Wake you up with a dawn full of golden rays I want you around Don’t let the darkness get you down Darlin’, believe me, I’ll never deceive ya We got this love, let’s keep it right Never be lonely, cause I love you only And if we can make it just through the night Then I’m gonna send the sun your way Wake you up with a dawn full of golden rays I want you around Don’t let the darkness get you down I want you around So don’t let the darkness get you down
9.
Muddy Waters 03:11
Muddy waters, beneath my feet They took away the river, turned it into a stream And I don’t blame them, for what they don’t know But if the hurting was for nothing, and it was all just for show Then nothing’s gonna change the way I feel My mind is all made up, gonna shoot to kill And I don’t believe cause I don’t wanna believe So tear your heart out, throw it all away Cause it don’t matter, don’t matter what you say Cause love’s for nothing, and pain is free Give it away for something; give it away to me Cause nothing’s gonna change the way I feel My mind is all made up, gonna shoot to kill And I don’t believe cause I don’t wanna believe Everything she sees, she takes She wants; she can’t say no Sometimes it’s best to give her what she wants Well I should know She’s only here to hear me scream and shout and plead “Let me go” No, nothing’s gonna change the way I feel My mind is all made up, gonna shoot to kill And I don’t believe, cause I don’t wanna believe I don’t wanna believe I ain’t gotta believe I ain’t gonna believe
10.
The only ring left on my finger is a lighter shade of skin Untouched by sun The only physical reminder in this empty house of him Is all but loaded up And anyone could try to say we didn’t keep the vows we made But they’d be lying Cause we said ‘til death do us part and it was true Cause my heart feels like it’s dying Yeah, we swore for better or for worse And it was better at first, and worse at the end But they say, forever lasts forever ‘Til forever becomes never again Now there’s no sense looking ‘round for some kind of resolution What’s done is done Now the only thing that matters is a peaceful dissolution From two to one And anyone could try to say we didn’t keep the vows we made But they’d be lying Cause we said ‘til death do us part and it was true Cause my heart feels like it’s dying Yeah, we swore for better or for worse And it was better at first, and worse at the end But they say, forever lasts forever ‘Til forever becomes never again And anyone could try to say we didn’t keep the vows we made But they’d be lying Cause we said ‘til death do us part and it was true Cause my heart feels like it’s dying Yeah, we swore for better or for worse And it was better at first, and worse at the end Now I know, forever lasts forever, ‘til forever becomes never again Now I know, forever lasts forever, ‘til forever becomes never again

credits

released February 17, 2017

Producers: Jonathan Tyler and Nikki Lane
Executive Producer: Lee Foster
Mixed by: Collin Dupuis at Center For Pleasure Mechanics (Nashville, TN)
Recorded at Echo Lab (Dallas, TX), Traxidermy (Nashville, TN) and Club Roar (Nashville, TN)
Mastered by: Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC

Package Design: Ricardo Alessio
Cover Photo: Eden Tyler
A&R: Kim Buie
Management: Lee Foster for Electric Lady Artist Mgmt.
Booking: Dave Kaplan

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