We was ridin' down to New Orleans
Me 'n my buddies Cory, Daniel, Dean, and an outlaw
I won't give his name
Somewhere South of Memphis on a 55
Some old county sheriff had a warning sign
That read checkpoint ahead
They got dogs today
Well me and my old friends sort of locked eyes
And we knew that we would have to improvise
Just gonna get off here and we'll find us another road
I knew right then and there we shoulda kept on straight
It's too late now, we done took that bait
They was waitin' at the bottom of the hill, just a ready to go
We met the fuzz in Mississippi
On the way to New Orleans
We were flyin' when we left Nashville, oh but that's between you and me
On our way to Mardi Gras, but this don't look good to me
Oh and dammit if I a'int already out on bail in Tennessee
And they could tell we had our guns and they pulled theirs
And I could see that each and every one of them was scared
We put our kickstands down
Thought this might be the end
I said, "Calm down boys 'cause thems a'int for you
But if you got nowhere to be, and something to prove
I might be your huckleberry, ah baby, just say when"
Well they took our guns and then searched our gear
They found my stash and said, "What's this here?"
Motioned for the sergeant to come over and take me in
Oh and just when I thought luck had run out
I saw that 'ol sergeant they been talkin' about
He was an old friend of mine, we served together in the Marines
Took our drugs in Mississippi
On the way to New Orleans
We were flyin' when we left Nashville, oh but that's between you and me
And we made it down to Mardi Gras, and we didn't skip a beat
Oh but now we're all like zombies, tryin' to score on Bourbon Street
Took our drugs in Mississippi
On the way to New Orleans
We were flyin' when we left Nashville, oh but that's between you and me
And we made it down there to Mardi Gras, 'cause the sheriff set us free
And the deputy took my bags and forgot to look under the seat
Took our drugs in Mississippi
But they only found our weed
Oh and we found things on Bourbon Street they don't sell in Tennessee