The Bargain on Old 66

Verse 1

Blacktop shimmered in the desert sun

Old Ford rattling on run number one

Past the roadside signs and the faded towns

Tumbleweeds rolling and the heat spells down

Pre-Chorus

Then a shadow crossed the painted line

With a silver suit and a crooked smile

Chorus

Met the devil on Route 66

He tipped his hat and he asked for a lift

Said the road runs long and the gas runs low

So we drove till the sun fell low

Met the devil on Route 66

And I'm still running from the bargain he fixed

Verse 2

He talked about fortune in a gravel voice

Told me every loser had a choice

Wanted my soul for a highway ride

I laughed and said I'd already died

Pre-Chorus

He waved his hand and the sky turned red

Took the wheel and I lost my head

Chorus

Met the devil on Route 66

He tipped his hat and he asked for a lift

Said the road runs long and the gas runs low

So we drove till the sun fell low

Met the devil on Route 66

And I'm still running from the bargain he fixed

Bridge

Two lanes west and a hundred miles

I left the stranger to the empty miles

Maybe he's waiting round the bend

But I'll take my chances friend

Chorus

Met the devil on Route 66

He tipped his hat and he asked for a lift

Said the road runs long and the gas runs low

So we drove till the sun fell low

Met the devil on Route 66

And I'm still running from the bargain he fixed