Jake (when The Smoke Clears) Lyrics - Vicious Cycle - Lynyrd Skynyrd

A boy gets crazy when he's sittin' at the bar 

Don't you mess with Jake don't you push him too far 

Rotgut whiskey and homemade wine 

Make a good country boy just lose his mind 

Like a runaway train rollin' through the night the boy ain't got no fear 

Like a race car hittin' the wall it gets hard to steer 

Waitin' for the smoke to clear 

Betty got caught in the back of Bobby's car 

Bobby got caught with his hand in the cookie jar 

Her Daddy blew a fuse and went for his gun 

Now Bobby and Betty they're on the run 

Like a runaway train rollin' thought the night nothin's gonna stop them now 

Gotta keep on moving cover their tracks somehow 

Like a runaway train rollin' through the night 

The kids ain't got no fear 

Daddy swears bang is the last sound Bobby's gonna hear oh 

Waitin' for the smoke to clear 

Daddy finally caught 'em and he emptied his gun 

Put a dead end to all of Bobby's fun oh 

Good god almighty for heaven's sakes 

Betty's Daddy turned out to be Jake 

Like a runaway train rollin' through the night 

Jake ain't got no fear 

No hangman judge gonna give the boy 99 years 

Here sits Jake in the back of this bar 

Sippin' on an ice cold beer 

If the law had a clue all they'd do is look right here 

They'd see Jake 

Waitin' for the smoke to clear waitin' for 

Oh