Gotta go back to the
Red River Byway
Gotta go back by the
Old State Highway
I won’t get into details but there’s someone there I’ve gotta see

I hate to keep you in the dark
But it’s th’only way I know to be

Leave you with this
Kiss on cheek
I need the car for a
Bout a week
I won’t elaborate right now but it’s all gonna work out somehow

Keep my cocktail cold and stirred
And I’ll come find you afterward

Drive all night like a
Yahrzeit candle
Drinkin’ coffee
By the handle
Though I’ve got moonlight to lose, I gotta dot some Ps and Qs

I won’t get in particulars
But it’s something that I’ve gotta do
Gotta do somethin'

Listen it ain’t like it
Seems it is
I got a reason for a
Trip likе this
Trust me when I say that
You needn’t know
I’ll think about you
Daily though
I’ve got a picturе on the dash of you, the dog, and Johnny Cash

I can’t explain it to you now
But I’ll be back someday, somehow
I can’t explain it to you now
But I’ll be back someday, somehow