Check the ol buddy filler' up with ethyl 'Cause I got a long drive in sight My baby just left me for a pool shootin' fella And I'm gonna bring her back tonight Aw he don't really need her and I know he's gonna feed her full Of promises he can't keep But I'm the one to blame 'Cause I been drivin' her insane By staying out six nights a week So buddy check the tires I'll leave the engine runnin' 'Cause I can't waste no more time I got sixty-three miles of two lane before I even Cross that Tennessee line I know my baby needs me and I hope that when she sees me That she's gonna wanna come back home I let her slip away and that's the price you gotta pay But I ain't leavin' there alone I'm bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home Bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home So buddy take a ten don't worry 'bout the windows I can see enough to get me by Forget about the change I don't need the money She's the only thing on my mind Aw heads will be a spinnin' when I cross the city limits Cause she's been away from me too long So when the sherriff's askin' if you've seen my car a passin' You can tell him just where I've gone I'm bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home Bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home I know my baby needs me and I hope that when she sees me That she's gonna wanna come back home I let her slip away and that's the price you gotta pay But I ain't leavin' there alone I'm bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home Bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home I'm bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home Bringin' her back Bringin' my baby back home