Highway Patrolman
Bruce Springsteen
Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
My name is Joe Roberts, I work for the state I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville, barracks number eight I always done an honest job, as honest as I could I got a brother named Franky, and Franky ain't no good Now ever since we was young kids, it's been the same come down I get a call on the shortwave, Franky's in trouble downtown Well if it was any other man, I'd put him straight away But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way Yeah, me and Franky laughin' and drinkin', nothin' feels better than blood on blood Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood" I catch him when he's strayin', like any brother would Man turns his back on his family, well, he just ain't no good Well, Franky went in the army back in nineteen sixty-five I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for my wife But them wheat prices kept on droppin' 'til it was like we were gettin' robbed Franky came home in sixty-eight and me I took this job Yeah, we're laughin' and drinkin', nothin' feels better than blood on blood Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood" I catch him when he's strayin', teach him how to walk that line Man turns his back on his family, he ain't no friend of mine Well, the night was like any other, I got a call 'bout quarter to nine There was trouble in a roadhouse out on the Michigan line There was a kid lyin' on the floor lookin' bad, bleedin' hard from his head Was a girl cryin' at a table and it was Frank, they said Well, I went out and I jumped in my car and I hit the lights Well, I musta done a hundred and ten through Michigan County that night It was out at the crossroads, down 'round Willow bank Seen a Buick with Ohio plates, behind the wheel was Frank Well I chased him through them county roads 'Til a sign said "Canadian border five miles from here" I pulled over the side of the highway and watched his taillights disappear Me and Franky laughin' and drinkin', nothin' feels better than blood on blood Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood" I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would Man turns his back on his family, he just ain't no good
Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer
Written by: Bruce Springsteen
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Citation
Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Highway Patrolman Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 May 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric-lf/7852011/Bruce+Springsteen/Highway+Patrolman>.
Discuss the Highway Patrolman Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In