Story Behind The Song

Features David Rawlings (Gillian Welch) on lead guitar, which is an old Supro through an equally ancient Fender. David & Gillian are friends from the Nashville bar gig days, which partly inspired the lyric. NOTE: the song was originally picked up for Brooks & Dunn, hence the emphasis lyrically on "duo" format. This can easily be changed to group, single vocalist, etc. Sadly, the intended vocalist couldn't make it in time for the deadline; As a result, my lead vocal, um, sucks

Song Description

Chuck Berry goes to Nashville

Lyrics

ONE STATE OVER & ONE STATE DOWN (J. Rounds)

Singin' "Jailhouse Rock" at the Junior Ball
"Just A Gigolo" at the old firehall
Playin' for the girls at the county fair
Screamin' in the microphone, jumpin' in the air
Furthest I ever been from this town
One state over & one state down

Janitor down at WIBG
Doubles as a Deejay from 12 to 3
Phones lightin' up in the middle of the night
That South Philly kid got the whole town tight
Pack up the wagon with the hot new sound
Take it one state over & one state down

PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO
KISS ME NOW BABY CAUSE I GOTTA GO
I'LL CALL YOU LATER WHEN WE HIT THE NEXT TOWN
ONE STATE OVER & ONE STATE DOWN

Take a right at Memphis, a left at Little Rock
Show in Dallas at 7 o'clock
Back and forth all across the land
Hey! That's livin' in a rock 'n roll band
Spreadin' our name all around
Goin' one state over & one state down

CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO
AND I'M MISSIN' YOU BABY LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW
SENDIN' MY LOVE FROM THIS TOWN
ONE STATE OVER & ONE STATE DOWN

Manager says the year's been good
You can travel in style the way you should
No more buses, no more trains
Got a lear jet painted with the company name
Now the whole world is rockin' around
One state over & one state down

PICCADILLY, OLD SOHO
KISS ME NOW HONEY CAUSE I GOTTA GO
GONNA MARRY YOU BABY WHEN I GET BACK TO TOWN
BUT NOW I'M ONE STATE OVER & ONE STATE DOWN
ONE STATE OVER, YEAH I'M ONE STATE OVER
SOONER OR LATER WE'LL BE HITTIN' YOUR TOWN
WHEN IT'S ONE STATE OVER & ONE STATE DOWN