Well I've been out of the woods for six days and nights now I'm a little hot wired and I'm feeling alright now I got some money in my pocket and I won't need a ride now I got a big cherry car and my baby by my side now (alt. I gtta make it down to Galveston by Saturday night) Well I'm a little hot-wired but I'm feeling ok And I got a little lost along the way And I'm just around the corner From the light of day Just around the corner From the light of day Well driving 500 miles got 100 to go, yeah I've got rock and roll music on the radio I've got a brother on the rig who's from the Gulf Coast He said the girls down there are really the most Well I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo Don't ask me what I'm doing cause I don't know I hope he wasn't joking when he wrote me that letter Things can't get worse so they got to get better