Thunder Cartel - Highway Honey Boogie

[Intro — shouted over pounding piano and swinging drums] One, two — shake that engine! Woo! Hit it, Folks! Verse 1: Sunrise burning on the hood Coffee hot and feeling good Old map flying out the door Four bald tires begging more Verse 2: Radio shaking every mile Truck stop waitress got that smile Boots up dancing on the gas Small-town neon rushing past Chorus 1: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, don’t slow down We own every border town Chorus 1b: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, engine cry Leave those sleeping towns behind (INSTRUMENTAL SECTION 1): [Extended boogie-woogie piano solo — wild right hand runs [Drums pushing heavy shuffle groove] [Harmonica answers the piano phrases] [Trumpet stabs punching through the rhythm] [Tenor sax solo with dirty blues bends] Verse 3: Thunder rolling through the plains Whiskey laughter in the rain Skip that motel, drive instead Chrome lights glowing cherry red Verse 4: State line coming fast at dawn Backseat sleeping, wheels roll on Jukebox heartbeat in my chest Every highway feels the best Chorus 2: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, hold on tight Drive that Cadillac all night Chorus 2b: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, burning bright Chasing every neon light (INSTRUMENTAL SECTION 2): [Long harmonica feature — raw and emotional] [Call-and-response between saxophone and trumpets] [Drum breakdown with rolling tom fills] [Piano returns faster and crazier] [Full band hits synchronized accents] [Crowd claps along on 2 and 4] Verse 5: Desert moon above the lane Can’t remember half the names Every mile another song Keep on rolling all night long Verse 6: Ocean finally comes in view Salt wind screaming something new Still got gasoline to burn Still one more bridge to cross Chorus 3: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, don’t ask why Freedom lives beneath that sky Chorus 3b: Roll, roll, highway honey Ride that road like stolen money Hey hey, one more town Never let that curtain down BRIDGE: Slow down… Hear that whistle cry… Maybe heaven ain’t a place Maybe it’s white lines and open space Maybe home ain’t where you stay Maybe home is on the way (FINAL INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO): (Huge runaway piano boogie finale) (Baritone sax riff repeating the hook melody) (Trumpets blasting triumphant lines) (Harmonica screaming high notes) (Double-time drum shuffle kicks in) (Band drops out except pounding piano) SHOUT: “KEEP THAT ENGINE RUNNIN’!” [Full band crashes back in] ROLL! ROLL! ROLL! [Fade out with honking saxophones and frantic piano licks]