Riding north on Interstate 75
With a nervous fading beauty sitting by his side
And the pistol that he used to pave the way
Down the long black stretches of a dark highway
Ray bought his future with a pound of lead
When he robbed a liquor store and left the clerk for dead
That kid shouldve put the money in the sack
But he didnt and now there aint no turning back
Hes a desperate rider, hes a Jesse James
The best that he could hope for is a household name
There aint nobody that a man can trust
When all his headlines read Notorious
There aint nobody that a man can trust
When all his headlines read Notorious
They pulled out of Soddy Daisy bout twelve oclock
Took the heat stroke with the lights off to avoid the roadblock
Ray killed the motor at the county line
Changed his Tennessee plates to a lost tag sign
She would never ask what the boy had done
But she said shed be his hostage if he needed one
Her mama raised her to be loyal and true
And she figured thats the least that she could do
She was lost and lonely on a midnight ride
Reluctant Bonnie to a poor mans Clyde
It aint too easy when the man you love
Has got a reputation thats notorious
It aint too easy when the man you love
Has got a reputation thats notorious
They were just outside of Knoxville when the lights flashed on
And the sirens started howling like hell hound dogs
Ray popped that Firebird into overdrive
He swore hed never let them take him alive
He was a desperate rider, he was Jesse James
The best hed ever hoped for was a household name
The morning papers didnt say too much
But his obituary read, Notorious
The caption by his picture didnt say too much
But his obituary read, Notorious