[Intro]
Blue lights
Cold night
East side
Ride, ride (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Coffee on the dash
Sun ain’t up yet
County patch stitched
Name tag, sweat
Mile marker signs
Rollin’ like a code
Plates don’t match
But the story too bold
Eyes in the mirror
See that nervous blink
One wrong word
Whole car start to sink
“I-81, son
Where you headed this late?”
Hand on the wheel
Other hand on fate
Pop that trunk
Got bricks, not books
Rubber bands thick
Hundred grand in the hooks
Out-of-state tags
But the route all wrong
They thought we sleep
Been awake too long
[Chorus]
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Good cops ridin’, yeah, we live for this
Catchin’ loads in the lane, keep the kids out the game
Tennessee badge, put respect on the name
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Read the lies in your eyes, in a blink, it’s a risk
Catchin’ ghosts in the seats, every mile, every shift
Good cops on the line, whole state get a lift (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Night shift switch
Now the traffic thin
Rental car reek
Got that fear in the grin
Passenger quiet
Hands won’t stay still
Visa look fake
Name don’t fit the bill
Radio crackle
“Got a runner last night”
Same cartel pattern
Same dark flight
We ain’t huntin’ hope
We just hunt that dope
Keepin’ pipes off porches
And needles off the soap
Warrants in the wind
Hear ’em in the tone
Ask where he from
He repeat one phone
Back-up pull close
Like a wall made of steel
Tell ’em step out slow
Let the cuffs turn the wheel
Some cross that line
Just chasin’ a breath
We sort wolves from the lambs
Try to spare ’em from death
[Chorus]
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Good cops ridin’, yeah, we live for this
Catchin’ loads in the lane, keep the kids out the game
Tennessee badge, put respect on the name
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Read the lies in your eyes, in a blink, it’s a risk
Catchin’ ghosts in the seats, every mile, every shift
Good cops on the line, whole state get a lift (woo)
[Bridge]
From Bristol down to Greene
Every county, same dream
Keep the poison off the shelf
So a kid can just be twelve
Highway hum in my chest
Every stop is a test
When the sun hit the crest
Say a prayer, do my best
[Chorus]
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Good cops ridin’, yeah, we live for this
Catchin’ loads in the lane, keep the kids out the game
Tennessee badge, put respect on the name
On 81 and 26, we don’t miss
Read the lies in your eyes, in a blink, it’s a risk
Catchin’ ghosts in the seats, every mile, every shift
Good cops on the line, whole state get a lift (yeah)