The Bolton Stretch - Yonder Mountain String Band

He cracks a wicked smile and his foot pressed to the floor

Flyin' down country roads that he’s been down before

One of just three men that the sheriff cannot catch

And he’s travelin' 90 miles an hour down the Bolton Stretch

The first time we had seen his face was back in '84

Walked right into old O’Hares, he robbed that liquor store

The Sheriff tried to catch him but the man he got away

And he didn’t show his face in town again until today

Didn’t come for justice, didn’t come to make amends

Doesn’t ask forgiveness, he’s not looking to make friends

Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin

Now he’s travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

He watches as the trees fly by, but doesn’t seem to care

Knows it’s time to leave again, but doesn’t know to where

Though he stole a lot of money, it’s not enough for bail

And there are two blue lights behind him now, the Sheriff’s on his trail

Since the day that he was born he spent his whole live livin' free

With nothing but the loosest ties to friends and family

No punishment will make him care about the things he’s done

And if he lives another 20 years he’ll live 'em on the run