Harley Lyrics - Kathy Mattea

There was a motorcycle mama and her man 

With a wind-burnt tan and a Harley 

Roarin' through Bakersfield when her water broke 

They pulled into a hospital and for a little joke 

They named him Harley 

They bought a sidecar 

And a small bandanna band 

And they loved their Harley 

Slidin' sideways, up the coast 

Cruisin' highway one 

The sidecar came undone 

No one noticed 

Thrashing through a golden meadow 

It came to rest right where 

A farmer's wife cried 

"Jesus Christ has answered all our prayers" 

And they named him Harley 

Because of a tattoo 

That claimed his name was true 

And they loved their Harley 

He was raised upon a farm, cradled in the arms 

Of Beulah and Barney 

But then at a restless age they unlocked his cage 

And he became a carny 

There was a motorcycle daredevil deluxe 

Jumping fifty trucks at the fairgrounds 

A middle aged hippie couple way up in the stands 

Heard the crowd chanting 'loud, the name of this young man 

And they called him Harley 

And that hippie couple smiled 

Could this be their long lost child? 

So they met Harley 

Convinced him of the news 

When they compared tattoos 

And they loved their Harley