A                                      E
Out on the highway, I'm doing it my way 
A                                     E
Zigzag patients vibrating the ancients 
A                                         E
Handing out money, the fly's making honey 
A                                       E
Beaches a-plenty, the pig's on the levee 


[Chorus]
D                                         A
Let's not be like everyone else, with the one-trip rooms, the halfway house 
D                                 E                            A
Big black drums beat in the night, running away, that's what I like 


[Verse 2]
A                                    E
Seasons are turning, villages burning 
A                              E
Convalescents open the presents 
A                                    E
Wandering children, ready and willin' 
A                                           E
Beggars and lightweights harness the highway 


[Chorus]
D                                         A
Let's not be like everyone else, with the one-trip rooms, the halfway house 
D                                 E                              A
Big black drums beat in the night, running away, that's what I like 


[Verse 3]
A                                          E
Abandoned coal mine, we'll have a good time 
A                               E
Red tape rivals recycling bibles 


[Chorus]
D                                         A
Let's not be like everyone else, with the one-trip rooms, the halfway house 
D                                 E                              A
Big black drums beat in the night, running away, that's what I like