If the blues don't quit me
Gonna pack up and go
If the blues don't quit me
Gonna grab my keys and blow
If the blues don't quit me
I'm gonna go just like a bat outta hell
Gonna burn up that highway
What I leave behind, she can sell

Came home after working
Another sixteen hour day
I heard the backdoor slam
Saw somebody running away
If the blues don't quit me
Gonna grab my guitars and go
Gonna burn up that highway
And she can keep that no good so-and-so

I'm burning up the highway
Listening to the radio
Feeling a whole lot better
Since I packed up to go
The blues done quit me
Since I hit that long white line
Well, I ain't never going back there
Keep playing my blues and I'll be just fine