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Well there's a whore house on the bad side down in New Orleans, 
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 One girl got my money, the other got my shirt and jeans. 
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Hell, I'm lucky if I dont get herpes, they even took my stash. 
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I'd like to put a thousand miles between me and Louisiana,  
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But I just dont have the cash. 
 
 
 
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I should have listened to momma, she said: son before you go, 
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If you ride that Devil's Highway,  
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You better believe you're gonna pay the toll. 
 
 
 
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So this piston poundin' fool just got back down the road, 
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I got halfway to Daytona before my panhead motor blowed. 
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Hell, I lost my shirt again, it cost me damn near everything to fix my ride. 
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I just hope it cold down in Florida, 
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'Cause all I got is my Harley and my hide. 
 
 
 
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I should have listened to momma, she said: son before you go, 
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If you ride that Devil's Highway,  
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You better believe you're gonna pay the toll. 
 
 
 
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So I motored on back up to Baltimore, froze my ass off along the way, 
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I called up my ex old lady, you know I needed a place to stay. 
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But she said she'd found a new love he's the kind of guy i'm sure you'd like, 
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He's got a punk rock hair do, parachute pants, 
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And he rides a Japanese bike. 
 
 
 
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I should have listened to momma, she said: son before you go, 
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If you ride that Devil's Highway,  
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You better believe you're gonna pay the toll. 
 
That's right, 
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I should have listened to momma, she said: son before you go, 
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If you ride that Devils Highway,  
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You better believe your gonna pay the toll.