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Modern Day Bonnie And Clyde Lyrics
Well it's a long way to Richmond
Rollin' north on 95
With a redhead ridin' shotgun
And a pistol by my side
Tearin' down that highway
Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde
We met at a truckstop
Johnson City, Tennessee
I was gassin' up my Firebird
When I heard her callin' me...mmm hmm
Said, 'Which way are you headed, boy
Do you need some company'
She had me stoppin' at a quick mart
Before we made it out of town
Next thing she was runnin' at me
Tellin' me to lay that hammer down
'Cause there's a man right behind me
Doin' his best to slow me down
Yeah and it's a long way to Richmond
Rollin' north on 95
With a redhead ridin' shotgun
And a pistol by my side
Tearin' down that highway
Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Woo...
Well we pulled up to a motel
In the middle of the night
We were countin' all the money
Smokin' stolen Marlboro lights
Lord we never saw 'em comin'
'Til they read us both our rights
Yeah and it's a long way to Richmond
Rollin' north on 95
With a sheriff right beside me
Pistol pointed at my side
Oh, Lord...such a disappointing ending
For this modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Yeah...
Whoa
Well...
Woo...hoo
Rollin' north on 95
With a redhead ridin' shotgun
And a pistol by my side
Tearin' down that highway
Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Johnson City, Tennessee
I was gassin' up my Firebird
When I heard her callin' me...mmm hmm
Said, 'Which way are you headed, boy
Do you need some company'
Before we made it out of town
Next thing she was runnin' at me
Tellin' me to lay that hammer down
'Cause there's a man right behind me
Doin' his best to slow me down
Rollin' north on 95
With a redhead ridin' shotgun
And a pistol by my side
Tearin' down that highway
Like a modern day Bonnie and Clyde
In the middle of the night
We were countin' all the money
Smokin' stolen Marlboro lights
Lord we never saw 'em comin'
'Til they read us both our rights
Rollin' north on 95
With a sheriff right beside me
Pistol pointed at my side
Oh, Lord...such a disappointing ending
For this modern day Bonnie and Clyde
Yeah...
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How does nobody comment? This song was instantly great...a good tune about some wild and crazy people. + for Travis!
i agree, great song
There seems to be a major fact-checking error with this song. The quickest route from Johnson City, TN to Richmond is I-81 to I-64. Or, if you took I-40 into North Carolina, it would be quicker to use I-85, not I-95.
I don't think they were aiming for Richmond specifically. I think they were meandering around the mid-South committing robberies. They were apprehended somewhere near Richmond, which is where they were booked into jail - which is why he's headed to Richmond with the sheriff at the end of the song.
I don't think they were aiming for Richmond specifically. I think they were meandering around the mid-South committing robberies. They were apprehended somewhere near Richmond, which is where they were booked into jail - which is why he's headed to Richmond with the sheriff at the end of the song.
"A long way to Richmond" is a way of saying, "It's a long way to the end of this caper."
"A long way to Richmond" is a way of saying, "It's a long way to the end of this caper."
It's essentially a re-telling of Steve Miller's "Take the Money and Run," only with competent songwriting and it develops legitimate sympathy for the outlaws (as opposed to, "Billy Joe murdered a guy during a home invasion and escaped to Mexico. Yayy, I guess."