Long Black Highway

By Chris Knight Written by Chris Knight/Austin Cunningham CD The Jealous Kind Capo 2 G CaddG G Me and Billy were roofers of houses G D We met at the Louisville union hall G CaddG G It was like I'd found my long lost brother G D We drank like fish and worked like dogs G CaddG G Looking back I knew he'd get me in trouble G D But I didn't have too many friends G CaddG G Running up and down that Dixie highway G D We thought the good times would never end Chorus Em C G Down that long black highway Em C D There's a deep dark hole Em C G Down that long black highway Em D CaddG There's a lot of things you'll never know We chased women and we chased whiskey Then one night we ran out of money And we robbed us an all night Texaco Right in there I guess the friendship ended That's where the good times fell apart I remember screaming at Billy You should've let that kid alone, you should've drove off in the dark Chorus Well we pulled off on a back road I thought to think about what we'd done I got out and took a leak and lit a smoke but now I'm wishing I had run 'Cause Billy always was a mean one And he was stoned out of his head I guess that he quit shooting When he thought that i was dead Chorus I woke up sometime around daylight But I didn't live long after that I was taken back up to the highway By a ghost, he was wearing a Texaco hat Now me and that kid we haunt that stretch of highway We go see Billy from time to time You know Billy always acted a little bit crazy But now he's done gone plumb out of his mind Chorus