STATE TROOPER

New Jersey Turnpike ridin' on a wet night 'neath the refinery's glow, out where the great black rivers flow
License, registration, I ain't got none but I got a clear conscience
'Bout the things that I done
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

Maybe you got a kid, maybe you got a pretty wife the only thing that I got's been botherin' me my whole life
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

In the wee wee hours your mind gets hazy, radio relay towers lead me to my baby
Radio's jammed up with talk show stations
It's just talk, talk, talk, talk, till you lose your patience
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me

Hey, somebody out there, listen to my last prayer
Hi ho silver-o deliver me from nowhere

Published on Nebraska and appeared during the Born In The USA, The Ghost Of Tom Joad, and Devils & Dust tours. Some verses recall LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD and OPEN ALL NIGHT.

Covered live by Steve Earle and included on his 19 tracks album The Collection and his album Guitar Town.

Available on:

1. Nebraska (track 6)
2. Tribute 2000: Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (track 6), performed by Deana Carter