[Verse 1]

New Jersey turnpike, ridin' on a wet night

'Neath the refinery's glow, out where the great black rivers flow

License, registration, I ain't got none

But I got a clear conscience 'bout the things that I done

[Chorus]

Mister state trooper, please don't stop me

Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

[Verse 2]

Maybe you got a kid, maybe you got a pretty wife

The only thing that I got's been botherin' me my whole life

[Chorus]

Mister state trooper, please don't stop me

Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

[Verse 3]

In the wee wee hours, your mind gets hazy

Radio relay towers gon' lead me to my baby

Radio's jammed up with talk show stations

It's just talk, talk, talk, talk, till you lose your patience

[Chorus]

Mister state trooper, please don't stop me

[Verse 4]

Hey, somebody out there, listen to my last prayer

Hi ho silver-o, deliver me from nowhere