I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide

Album: Degüello (1979)
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  • Well I was rollin' down the road in some cold blue steel
    I had a blues man in back, and a beautician at the wheel
    We going downtown in the middle of the night
    We laughing and I'm jokin' and we feelin' alright
    Oh I'm bad, I'm nationwide
    Yes I'm bad, I'm nationwide

    Easin' down the highway in a new Cadillac
    I had a fine fox in front, I had three more in the back
    They sportin' short dresses, wearin' spike-heel shoes
    They smokin' Lucky Strikes, and wearing nylons too
    'Cause we bad, we nationwide
    Yeah we bad, we nationwide

    Well I was movin' down the road in my V-8 Ford
    I had a shine on my boots, I had my sideburns lowered
    With my New York brim and my gold tooth displayed
    Nobody give me trouble 'cause they know I got it made
    I'm bad, I'm nationwide
    Well I'm bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, I'm nationwide, yes man! Writer/s: BILLY GIBBONS, DUSTY HILL, FRANK BEARD
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Kurt from AlbertaI Got A Feeling by The Beatles and this song share a great turn around lick. Just had to share that.
  • AnonymousI'm Cyd Heard. I've told this story about Joey Long for more than 30 years as told to me by my good friend Marianne Longoria, Joey's niece. I met Billy Gibbons once by chance and he was very nice when I explained Joeysniece was my roommate. He asked me to sit down. I saw firsthand that there was a strong connection between them. I'm fascinated by their friendship and I'm searching out stories for Marianne. Joey's history and legacy is very important. I'd just love to write about some of the adventures while there's someone to tell the tales still.
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