[VERSE 1] I'm a moonlight rider, seeing just where the night takes me Two lane blacktop, headlights dancing underneath the trees Money burning holes in my pocket, say it's the root of all evil i guess we'll see feeling like a little bit of trouble and got a whole lot of T.I.M.E. Need that whiskey burn and I need it right now Slide into the neon, let the bar crowd drown you out Got your memory riding shotgun, but I ain't turning 'round If heartbreak's got a highway, baby, then I'm leaving this town it's the way you've been hurting me! [PRE-CHORUS] Think it's just the way— Just the way you've been hurting me So I'm putting some miles Between your goodbye and me Yeah, tonight I'm gonna let that old jukebox sing about how you've been hurting me [CHORUS] I'm a moonlight rider, riding till the sunlight peeks Whiskey in my glass, little fire in my blood damn it burns, but it feels good. better than than the hurt, and how you've been hurting me. Yeah, you've been hurting me [TURNAROUND] [GUITAR HOOK + DRUM HIT] HEY! [VERSE 2] Got a half tank of gas and a pocket full of cash Got a radio cranked up and I'm making this night last There's a girl at the bar with a come get me smile, asking who's been hurting me. Bartender's pouring heavy, shes got me pressed against the wall. and na it ain't hurting me. [PRE-CHORUS] Think it's just the way— Just the way you've been hurting me Every red light's saying "Boy, you oughta leave" I think it's just the way, just the way you've been hurting me [CHORUS] I'm a moonlight rider, riding till the sunlight peeks Whiskey in my glass, little fire in my blood damn it burns, but it feels good. better than than the hurt, and how you've been hurting me. Yeah, you've been hurting me [FINAL CHORUS: MAXIMUM ENERGY, STACKED VOCALS, AD-LIBS] [CHORUS] I'm a moonlight rider, riding till the sunlight peeks Whiskey in my glass, little fire in my blood damn it burns, but it feels good. better than than the hurt, and how you've been hurting me. Yeah, you've been hurting me [OUTRO: SHORT, PUNCHY BAND TAG] Moonlight rider... See where the night takes me. [GUITAR RIFF] [END]
