Movin' on down the Tarkio Road Headed up to Crete Nebraska Trying my best to set the highway on fire But my bicycle won't go no faster
Tarkio Road is a mother It's just like oh so many others Where the children reject you And the police inspect you Lookin' inside the trunk under the hood hopin' to find The secret places where you always keep your mind Woh–oh-no Tarkio Road
Abbie and Rubin lyin’ in jail Learning about the price of bein’ free Trying to live the constitutional life And being held back by hypocrisy Carry the load my brother You're just like oh so many others Who the children rejected And the police inspected You’re tied to the chair manacled bound and gagged Is that your face on the American flag? Woh–oh-no carry the load
I'm singing Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road If you're lookin' for some trouble You can find it on the Tarkio Road
Twenty-four hours of barbed wire fence Fifty-five years of pollution Everyone knows how the puzzle was laid But can anyone recall the solution Tarkio Road is a mother It's just like oh so many others Where the people infect you But they never elect you No reason or cause that you may have perfectly sound The blind looker’s gonna' try and cut it down Woh–oh-no Tarkio Road
I'm singing again, Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road Tarkio, Tarkio Road If you're looking for some trouble You can find it on the Tarkio Road