My family's always been in whiskey It's a simple honest way to earn a dime The only trouble's been my uncle Sam now He been tryin' to collect taxes all the time Now this ain't no ordinary chevy The motor and suspension ain't the same Whiskey as you know is very heavy And getting through is what they call the game It's a dark and rainy night but my engine's running right And i hope to get to memphis before dawn Yeah and if i make it through, gonna save what i have to Then help me running whiskey very long Three hundred miles from home to memphis There's a dozen men along the way Never stop and let 'em do no looking Yeah, that was what my pappy used to say It's a dark and rainy night but my engine's running right And i hope to get to memphis before dawn Yeah and if i make it through, gonna save what i have to Then help me running whiskey very long Oh there's three hundred miles from home to Memphis And Susan says she don't want me to go She said now honey don't take chances Ah love i want to keep ya don't ya know It's a dark and rainy night but my engine's running right And i hope to get to memphis before dawn Yeah and if i make it through, gonna save what i have to Then help me running whiskey very long Then help me running whiskey very long Then help me running whiskey very long