[Verse 1]
Josie took a cab out of town and then she turned it around
She said, "They'll never let me leave this place"
She gave the cabbie her money and said, "Don't look down"
He didn't have a clue what she was talkin' about

[Pre-Chorus]
All the locals know her as Jo
She drinks Manhattans and wears gentlemen's clothes
She likes to get high when she's low
And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all

[Chorus]
'Cause Josie rides closely to the line
She's high and she's tryin' to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line, oh, go, Josie, go

[Verse 2]
Johnnie cut a deal for an album that he never put out
He's got a place and a bed for when he's coming down
Josie sees something that he don't see in himself
Now she looks the other way when he's fucking around

[Pre-Chorus]
All the locals say they don't know
Why she lives so fast and she moves so slow
[Chorus]
Josie rides closely to the line
She's high and she's tryin' to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line, oh, go Josie go

[Bridge]
It's okay, don't change
Just throw it all away
It's okay, don't change
Just throw it all away
Go, Josie, go, go, Josie, go
Just throw it all away
It's okay, don't change
A-go, Josie, go
A-go, Josie, go
Go, Josie, go
Don't change (Don't change)
Oh, don't you change, girl (Don't you change), yeah
Don't change (Don't change)
Don't you change, girl (Don't you change)

[Pre-Chorus]
All the locals know her as Jo
She drinks Manhattans and wears gentlemen's clothes
She likes to get high when she's low
And break the hearts of boys for the fun of it all
[Chorus]
'Cause Josie rides closely to the line
She's high and she's tryin' to survive
Born with a little bit of trouble in her eyes
Josie rides closely to the line, oh, go, Josie, go

[Outro]
(Josie rides closely to the line) It's okay, don't change
Go, Josie, go
(She's high and she's tryin' to survive) It's okay, don't change
A-go, Josie, go
Yeah
A-go, Josie, go

[Interlude]
There was a review written about this song
Said it was about harassing my girlfriend
Damn right it's about harssin' my fuckin' girlfriend
I went from Thomas Street to Bay Street
Took eight cab trips
All I wanted was to say goodbye before I left to record this fuckin' album
Take a little piece of her with me
Took me two days, but we finally got it together