#36 A GIRL NAMED RIOT
#36 A GIRL NAMED RIOT
(Country)
"Wanna go somewhere and do something?"
She sat down and broke the quiet.
Drinking by myself at the bar.
Young man wanting change, can't deny it.
Change showed up: tall, tattoos, red hair.
And I took a drive with a girl named Riot.
"World calls me Janey, but my name's Riot."
She smiled, eyes dancing fire.
"Car's outside, let's go find some trouble."
I smiled, hot with desire.
Tell you I remember everything,
That would make me a liar.
But still carry nearly all with me,
Time I was lifted higher.
Clearest are the flashes from that night,
Sharp click when she cocked the gun.
Sweating brow of the liquor store clerk,
Wild gasping laughs as we run.
Warm burn tossing back stolen whiskey,
Pile of cash, proves what we've done.
Speeding those back roads, radio loud,
My true new journey begun.
Breaking laws with a wild tall redhead,
Mister, that's five long miles from quiet.
Sounds like trouble, and it is.
But pal, don't knock it til you try it.
Shift your life out of neutral the day you,
Go for a drive with a girl named Riot.
I said "You're gold. How'd you get like this?"
She leaned in, "It comes with the name."
Fingers dancing lightly on my neck,
I was a moth to her flame.
We hid in a barn, tobacco stink,
Blue cop lights ready to blame.
When she dropped me off at dawn, she said:
"Try shooting before you aim."
Never saw her again after that night,
Made all my other nights seem lame.
Hunt bounties now, looking for the same juice,
Never matched it, and buddy that's a shame.
Breaking laws with a wild tall redhead,
Mister, that's five long miles from quiet.
Sounds like trouble, and it is.
But pal, don't knock it til you try it.
Shift your life out of neutral the day you,
Go for a drive with a girl named Riot.