Chattanooga City Limit Sign
I was thumbin´ a ride one Saturday mornin´, out of Nashville totin´ my sack.
I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga, and she hadn´t ever brought it back.

She was drinkin´ pretty heavy, when I let her have it, hope she knows it was only a loan.
Ain´t no tellin´ what I might have told her back at the time,
But that old car was also my home.
About five miles out I was gettin´ kinda tired, sweatin´ hard and feelin´ kinda weak
I woke up with no cigarettes or nothin´ to drink and I hadn´t had a bite to eat.
My nerves was so quick I couldn´t tell where I was shakin´ then a set of brakes sang my song.
Some fellow stuck his head out a ´51 Chevy and hollered "Hey man, come on."
I tole ´em I was headin´ down to Chattanooga they said hop in, we´re goin´ there too.
And the way they took off in a cloud of smoke I still ain´t believin´ it was true.
They had their windows down, and I was sittin´ in the back

With my tongue still hung in my throat
He was hittin´ just about a hundred and ten and he said, "Man, what you think of this boat?"
Well, there was two semis? a-strugglin´ up ahead one tryin´ to pass the other.
They had the whole road blocked so he passed ´em on the right
And let me tell you somethin´ brother.
I was so nervous my that teeth was clickin´ there wasn´t no way my head could think.
Then the one that was sittin´ on the passenger side
Turned and said, "Hey man, you want somethin´ to drink?"
I just shook my head ´cause I couldn´t talk he said OK and then he said cheers
Them fools was drinkin´ whiskey and wine and chasin´ it down with beer.

Well, I started sweatin´ that old sticky sweat and I know I was white as a sheet.
Then one turned the radio on wide open and said, "Hey man, check that beat."
By the time we reached the top of Mont eagle I thought I heard a rumblin´ sound
And then I saw a sign that said ´FALLIN´ ROCK´ and right there I was floorboard bound.
I was rollin´ and squirmin´ on the old floorboard too weak to sit or stand
and then the driver said "We´re doin´ a hundred and twenty look here man, no hands!"
I got up enough nerve to raise up and look by now there couldn´t be no surprise,
But his hair was blowin´ all over my face and dandruff blowed in both eyes.
He never did drive on the right or left he just kept on ridin´ that line

I rubbed my eyes and saw the prettiest thing the Chattanooga City Limit Sign.
He slowed down and I said, "Mister please! I´d like to get off right here"
He said, "Aw, ride on into town with us we?re gonna go down n´ pick up some more beer."
I said please once more and he stopped the car and then he handed me my sack
Said they´d look for me on the road later on, (In) Case I wanted to catch a ride back.
I got out and sat down by the side of the road feelin´ sick and lookin´ mighty pale
I don´t remember anything much after that but next mornin´, I woke up in jail.
I didn´t know anybody in my cell, and didn´t wanta ask why I was there
but they all kept grinnin´ and turnin´ their heads and it was more than my head could bear.

So I called the jailer and asked him to tell me
Why I was there, if he´d be so kind
He said, "For stoppin´ traffic, while I was huggin´ and kissin´
The Chattanooga City Limit Sign."