Jack Loved Jesse - Chris Knight

Red eyed and wasted rollin' into Memphis

Jack said to Jesse I don’t think I can handle this

The slammin' in his ears was his own heartbeat

A .38 tucked under the seat

Jessie said Jack this ain’t no foolin' around

If we screw up now they’re gonna take us down

Jack loved Jesse like a runaway train

He knew she was crazy but he loved her just the same

It felt like dancin' on the edge of a knife

Jack loved Jesse for the rest of his life

Trunk full of Menifee county homegrown

Ten thousand dollars if they bring it on home

But Jess shot it to hell back in Jackson town

The Tennessee trooper on the ground

Jesse said if we could make Arkansas

We got us a chance to outrun the law

Jack loved Jesse like a runaway train

He knew she was crazy but he loved her just the same

It felt like dancin' on the edge of a knife

Jack loved Jesse for the rest of his life

Memphis rolled by like a dream in the night

At the Mississippi bridge they could see daylight

Two unmarked cars fallin' in behind

Jesse said Jack it’s the end of the line

Matt black Fords blockin' all four lanes

If we’re goin' down we’re goin' down in flames

Jack loved Jesse like a runaway train

He knew she was crazy but he loved her just the same

It felt like dancin' on the edge of a knife

Jack loved Jesse for the rest of his life

Jack loved Jesse for the rest of his life

Jack loved Jesse

Jack loved Jesse