we went 18 miles an hour on our bicycle machines
we were trying to get to key west from gainsville
we was campin' out in the woods
stealing oranges from the trees
this bike and this guitar's the life for me

well my knees blew out in palmsdale and i had to take it slow
a bowl of grits and i guess i'm on my way
we camped out in a sugarcane field
near the florida everglades
ya, this bike and this guitar's the life for me

this bike and this guitar, this bike and this guitar, this bike and this guitar's the life for me

snowed in in north dakota for about a week or so
so i hopped in my suburban and rode to the music store
this guitar barely won over a hohner accordia
when i picked it up i never did let it go

this bike and this guitar's the life for me
and i hope that's the way my life will always be
i got blisters on my fingers and an icepack on my knee
this bike and this guitar, this bike and this guitar, this bike and this guitar's the life for me