He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Way on down to Southern Alabama
With the guitars jamming
That's where we're headed
Straight up to Butte, Montana
Singin' "Lord, I was born a ramblin' man"
California to Oregon
Even New York City
Got one or two hillbillies
Ready to hit the road
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang with
Me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Me and my gang, yeah
Yeah, me and my gang
We got hippies, gypsies, freaks and geeks
High class women in daisy duke denim
Bangin' on gongs and singing our songs
Dude named Elrock jammin' on an I-Pod
Beer and bonfires
Wide open throttle, Coors in a bottle
It's all for one and one for all, y'all
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang with
Me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Me and my gang, yeah, woo!
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang
With me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Yeah
Yeah, me and my gang
Jump on that train
Woo!
Grab hold of them reins, baby
With the guitars jamming
That's where we're headed
Straight up to Butte, Montana
Singin' "Lord, I was born a ramblin' man"
California to Oregon
Even New York City
Got one or two hillbillies
Ready to hit the road
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang with
Me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Me and my gang, yeah
Yeah, me and my gang
We got hippies, gypsies, freaks and geeks
High class women in daisy duke denim
Bangin' on gongs and singing our songs
Dude named Elrock jammin' on an I-Pod
Beer and bonfires
Wide open throttle, Coors in a bottle
It's all for one and one for all, y'all
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang with
Me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Me and my gang, yeah, woo!
It's a brother and a sister kind of thing
Raise up your hands if you all wanna hang
With me and my gang
We live to ride, we ride to live
Me and my gang
Jump on that train
Grab hold of them reins
We're gonna rock this thing
Cock this thing
Yeah
Yeah, me and my gang
Jump on that train
Woo!
Grab hold of them reins, baby
Lyrics submitted by katielovesyew2
Me and My Gang Lyrics as written by Tony Mullins Jon Stone
Lyrics © 3 RING CIRCUS MUSIC LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This hs to be the dumbest fucking song ever. Yeah, these guys look like gangsters. I hate these guys.
Really? Like seriously? Gangsters? Wow some people really need to get their facts right.
This song is awsome...you guys are losers
well said, moonlight. can't believe these guys have any fans. how can you sing about "me and my gang" when you're just a rich prick. the worst part is that they actually make millions singing this bullshit.
watching rascal flatts perform this in front of a live crowd, (who were all singing the lyrics back to the band and dancing around) made me lose ALL faith in the human race.
whatever it is, cancer, AIDS, terrorism, anything....I hope the end comes soon.
I find it funny how you fucktards are looking at songs you hate and commenting about them. If you don't like it, keep it to yourself and move on. Some of us actually LIKE decent non-hip-hop-or-rap bullshit.
More than that if you can't appreciate a work of art don't walk by and spit on it.
you people all suck if you dont like these songs keep it to yourself this is some of the only good music out there and this is a really great song so go fuck off
Well said, Daxunyrr!!! claps
I think this song is one you can blast when you have your closest friends with you. I always imagine my 3 buddies riding in a car with me and all of us going on a long trip across the states just enjoying life to the max and worrying about nothing else.
This song seems to be talking about their travels around the world, and the importance of family " It's a brother and sister kind of thing can be taken in many different ways.
I think the real meaning of this song is about the band traveling one of them obviously has a sister and she is close to her brother he's a little bit over protective and of course "it's a brother and sister kind of thing" Meaning Close ness to where the brother is over protective and also the brother threatening the boyfriend "Cock this thing" Refers to a revolver pistol or other type of gun so it means you treat my sister right or I'll hurt you/Kill you!