A boy gets crazy when he´s sittin´ at the bar
Don´t you mess with Jake don´t you push him too far
Rotgut whiskey and homemade wine
Make a good country boy just lose his mind
Like a runaway train rollin´ through the night the boy ain´t got no fear
Like a race car hittin´ the wall it gets hard to steer
Waitin´ for the smoke to clear

oooh oooooh...

Betty got caught in the back of Bobby´s car
Bobby got caught with his hand in the cookie jar
Her Daddy blew a fuse and went for his gun
Now Bobby and Betty they´re on the run
Like a runaway train rollin´ throught the night nothin´s gonna stop them now
Gotta keep on moving cover their tracks somehow

Like a runaway train rollin´ through the night
The kids ain´t got no fear
Daddy swears bang is the last sound Bobby´s gonna hear Oooohhh...
Waitin´ for the smoke to clear

Daddy finally caught ´em and he emptied his gun
Put a dead end to all of Bobby´s fun Oooohhh...
Good god almighty for heaven´s sakes
Betty´s Daddy turned out to be Jake

Like a runaway train rollin´ through the night
Jake ain´t got no fear
No hangman judge gonna give the boy 99 years

Here sits Jake in the back of this bar
Sippin´ on an ice cold beer
If the law had a clue all they´d do is look right here
They´d see Jake
Waitin´ for the smoke to clear.... Waitin´ for...
Oooooooooooooh....