[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Hey Joe Where are you heading with that pistol by your side? Hey Joe Tell me, where are you heading? You've got trouble in your eyes [Verse 2] I'm heading down the highway Got a score I need to settle tonight She betrayed me for another man And now I've lost my reason and my mind Yeah, nothing feels right [Verse 3] Hey Joe I heard you left your woman far behind Hey Joe I heard you crossed that old county line Yeah [Verse 4] Yes, I left her Found her secrets written all across the town Yes, I left her Couldn't stand to see her drag my name around So I turned my back and headed south [Bridge] (Hey Joe) Alright Keep moving, baby (Hey Joe) Yeah, oh yeah (Hey Joe) Don't look back now [Verse 5] (Hey Joe) Hey Joe Where are you gonna hide tonight? Where are you gonna hide? (Hey Joe) Hey Joe, I said Where will you disappear? Where, where are you gonna go? Well, listen [Verse 6] (Hey Joe) I'm riding way down south Past the border, far away Alright (Hey Joe) I'm riding way down south Where nobody knows my name Where I can start again [Verse 7] (Hey Joe) No lawman gonna catch me No prison wall is gonna hold me You better believe me, I've got to leave now [Outro] (Hey Joe) Hey Joe Keep riding down that road Goodbye everybody, yeah (Hey Joe) Hey Joe Keep riding, don't look back
