But Officer

I started out feeling alright
I drove my car out into the night
Heard a voice say get off the phone
But officer, I want to go home

He said no that won’t jive
You were going ninety-two in that fifty-five
You smell like beer and you’re all alone
But officer, I want to go home

But officer, I want to go home
You know I didn’t do nothing wrong
Got no money to throw my bail
Damn, another night in jail

Step out of the car and I’ll give the test
You know there’s a warrant out for your arrest
This ain’t the first night you’ve been stoned
But officer, I want to go home

In my cell and I dare not cry
Big ol’ boys giving me the eye
They don’t know I’m a Silvertone
If they did, they’d let me go home

But officer, I want to go home
You know I didn’t do nothing wrong
Got no money to throw my bail
Damn, another night in jail