I've been livin' on truck stop coffee Cigarettes and vitamin C It's a wonder that the Devil ain't caught me I guess he's tired of playin' hide and seek I've been drivin' like I'm struck by lightnin' I think about you, and I start to speed I might as well be playin' with matches In a trailer load of gasoline If it's the last thing I do If it takes me from Tupelo to Timbuktu If it's the last thing I do I'm gonna dodge every roadblock, speed trap and county cop To get my hands on you If it's the last thing I do A box of chicken and a day old biscuit Ain't nothin' left but a few old bones I oughtta stop, but I'm gonna risk it Caffeine got me chewin' Styrofoam Girl, I'm callin' out of Kansas City From a fillin' station telephone
Just had to tell you what I've been thinkin' First thing I wanna do when I get home If it's the last thing I do If it takes me from Tupelo to Timbuktu If it's the last thing I do I'm gonna dodge every roadblock, speed trap and county cop To get my hands on you If it's the last thing I do Well, I've been drivin' like I'm struck by lightnin' I think about you, and I start to speed I might as well be playin' with matches In a trailer load of gasoline If it's the last thing I do If it takes me from Tupelo to Timbuktu If it's the last thing I do I'm gonna dodge every roadblock, speed trap and county cop To get my hands on you If it's the last thing I do If it's the last thing I do If it's the last thing I do Ah, yeah