Steve Earle — State Trooper

New Jersey Turnpike Cruisin' on a wet night Beneath the refinery's glow Out where the bleak black water flows License, registration I ain't got none But I got a clear conscience 'Bout the things that I done Mister state trooper Please don't y'stop me Please don't y'stop me Please don't y'stop me Maybe you got a kid Maybe you got a pretty wife The only thing that I got Has Been both'rin' me my whole life Mister state trooper Please don't y'stop me Please don't y'stop me Please don't stop me Now, in the wee, wee hours Your mind get hazy Radio relay towers Won't you lead me to my baby Now, the radio's jammed up With talk show stations It's just talk, talk, talk, talk 'Til you're losin' your patience Mister state trooper Please don't y'stop me Well, please don't y'stop me Well, please don't stop me Is anybody out there Listenin' to my last prayer? Hi ho, silver-o Deliver me from nowhere