Notorious (Remastered Version)

Ridin' north on Interstate 75
With a nervous Faded Beauty sittin' by his side
And a 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
Then he robbed a liquor store and left the clerk for dead
That kid shoulda put the money in the sack
But he didn't and now there ain't no turnin' back

He's a desperate rider, he's a Jesse James
The best that he can hope for is a household name
There ain't nobody that a man can trust
When all his headlines read notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
There ain't nobody that a man can trust
When all his headlines read notorious

They pulled out of Soddy Daisy 'bout twelve o'clock
Took the east road with the lights off to avoid the road block
Ray killed the motor at the county line
Changed his Tennessee plates to a lost tag sign
Sheila never asked what the boy had done
But she said she'd be his hostage if he needed one
Her mama raised her to be loyal and true
And she figured that's the least that she could do

She was lost and lonely on a midnight ride
Reluctant Bonnie to a poor man's Clyde
It ain't too easy when the man you love
Has got a reputation that's notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
It ain't too easy when the man you love
Has got a reputation that's notorious

They were just outside of Knoxville when the lights flashed on
And the sirens started howlin' like hell hound dogs
Ray popped that Firebird into overdrive
And swore he'd never let them take him alive

He was a desperate rider, he was Jesse James
The best he'd ever hope for was a household name
The morning papers didn't say too much
But his obituary read notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na

The caption by his picture didn't say too much
But his obituary read notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na

The caption by his picture didn't say too much
But his obituary read notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na

The caption by his picture didn't say too much
But his obituary read notorious
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na