[Verse 1]
Motel 6's and common line vans
Six string slingers on one night stand
Truckstop coffee, taillight smoke
One town down one million to go

[Chorus]
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Old Crow Whiskey, Black Diamond Strings
Shackled and chained like slaves to the game
Couple Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings

[Verse 2]
Dirt road dives on small town squares
Sometimes we show up and nobody cares
Play 90 minutes to a concrete floor
Then it's back on the road in that ragged out Ford

[Chorus]
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Old Crow Whiskey, Black Diamond Strings
Shackled and chained like slaves to the game
Couple Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings

[Verse 3]
Gotta dig in the dirt when you're payin' your dues
You gotta treat every night like a sold out room
Play 'til you break and you bend 'til you do
On a won out guitar, four lanes, and the truth

[Chorus]
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Old Crow Whiskey, Black Diamond Strings
Shackled and chained like slaves to the game
Couple Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings
Midnight Mary's and Kerouac Kings