i was riding down the highway just trying ninety nine i had a place i needed to be and i had to be on time cars they started slowing down slowing down in lines people just kept honkin honk honk for miles stared out the window bout as far as i could see i saw a whole lot of nothing and i sat back comfortably bout the time she rolled that window down was about the time it all went wrong i swear to you lord i m about to pull this damn wheel off all i could hear was honk honk honk hot darn i need some tonk tonk tonk hey buddy what s wrong with you i got them less honkin more tonkin blues now if your running down that highway and you re thinking ninety nine if you re late be late unless you re dead just take your time all you got to do bud is lay off that horn make me stop regretting that old day i got born hey darlin what s wrong with you i got them less honkin more tonkin blues