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Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
I always get in trouble when you bring it around
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down
Do, do, do, do, ah
I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
I'm runnin' down the proud highway
Yeah, I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
I'm runnin' down that proud highway
And as long as I keep movin'
I won't need a place to stay
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
I always get in trouble when you bring that around
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down?
Well, I'm here to deliver
I hope you can read my mail, oh yeah
I just escaped last night
From the memory county jail, yeah
I see your box is open
And your flag is up
My message is ready
If there's time enough
Ooh, ooh
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down?
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
I always get in trouble when you bring it around
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down
Do, do, do, do, ah
I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
I'm runnin' down the proud highway
Yeah, I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
I'm runnin' down that proud highway
And as long as I keep movin'
I won't need a place to stay
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
I always get in trouble when you bring that around
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down?
Well, I'm here to deliver
I hope you can read my mail, oh yeah
I just escaped last night
From the memory county jail, yeah
I see your box is open
And your flag is up
My message is ready
If there's time enough
Ooh, ooh
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay your big spike down?
Motorcycle mama
Won't you lay it down?
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It sounds like an admonition to a hard drug user of a "big spike", i.e. needle that he knew but would prefer not to see anymore. The verse about mail is him hoping she'll get the message that that was then and she should move on and give it up.