Well I was born into the poorhouse,
played guitar at ten years old.
I used to sing for my mama
on the front porch then,
but I was headed for the Tennessee road.
I worked hard an d I
paid my dues.
When my poor mama died,
well I cried and I cried,
that's when I started singing the blues.
These wheels,
they got me running
Running for the records
Running for the money
Starring in a picture show
These wheels, they got me running
Marking my time in the pages of history
Rocking down this Tennessee road
And then the screamin' teens,
they like my tight blue jeans,
they like dirty, dirty below
They like my blue suede shoes,
they like my GI blues,
they like the way I move my hips real slow
I did my time in the army,
though they tried to retire me,
they couldn't put out my fire, I know
Cause the fifties was swingin',
and I was the king,
revolution was burnin' my soul
Now these wheels,
they got me running
Running for the women,
running for the money
Starring in a picture show
These wheels,
they got me running
Marking my time in the pages of history
Rocking down this Tennessee road
Oh, come over here, honey,
help me spend my money,
the revolution's gone way beyond me.
Now, you look like a lady
who once had a baby,
my daughter named Lisa Marie.
Oh, my body is hungry,
but I just ain't ever satisfied.
I can't keep up with the times,
I keep looking be hind,
I got a gnawing feeling inside.
These wheels, they got me running.
I'm running through this mansion,
running through this era,
starring in the late, late show.
These wheels, they got me running.
Runnin' to my mama to
come out of the darkness
and take me off this Tennessee road.
Runnin' to my mama to
come out of the darkness
and take me off this Tennessee road.