There's a black cat down on the Key side Ship's light, green eyed glowing in the dark To young cops handing out a big debt Know how to hurt and leave no mark We're down in the half lit bar of the hotel There's a call for the last round of the day Push back a stool, take that elevator ride Fall in bed and kick my shoes away Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away Rocks on the road, yea Can't sleep to the wild sound of a city You call for the young boys heading for a fight Long distance telephone keeps ringing out of gage Wonder who your talking with tonight Talking with tonight, your talking with tonight Rock on the road, yea Tire coming wakes me in the morning Shower runs hot, runs cold playing with me I'm up for the downside, life invention, all that stuff So come and shake some apples from my tree Have to pay on the minibar manners Itemized phone bill overload Well I'm, now how about some heavy road Move these rocks on the road On the road, rocks on the road, mumhum Crumbs on a breakfast table And a million other little things to spool my day How about a little light music To chase it all away, chase it all away There's a black cat down on the Key side Ship's light, green eyed glowing in the dark To young cops handing out a big debt Know how to hurt and leave no mark We're down in the half lit bar of the hotel There's a call for the last round of the day Push back a stool, take that elevator ride Fall in bed and kick my shoes away Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away Rocks on the road Kick my shoes away, kick my shoes away Rocks on the road, yea