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BOBBY 5 - Me And My Old Van

from The Best Of Me by Bobby Five

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A GREAT FOLK TUNE!

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REFRAIN
I WAS BORN A TRAVELING MAN
HITTING THE ROAD WITH MY OLD VAN
PLAYING MY MUSIC ALL ACROSS THIS LAND
ME AND MY OLD VAN
WE TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE
FROM TOWN TO TOWN WE RIDE THROUGH EVERY COUNTRY SIDE
VERSE 1
I’VE HAD MY SHARE OF HIGHWAY RIDES
FROM CHEVY ON DOWN THE LINE
BUT THIS OLD VAN STANDS THE TEST OF TIME
SHE GOT A VORTEK V6 MOTOR
THEY SAY IT’S BUILT TO RUN FOREVER
AND JUST LIKE ME SHE DON’T LIKE THE COLD WHETHER
VERSE 2
SHE’S A GREEN MACHINE STILL FULL OF STEAM
INTERIOR’S CLEAN AND NEVER RUNS LEAN
GOT SOME BUMPS AND BRUISES BUT NOT BAD FOR SEVENTEEN
SHE AIN’T AS PRETTY AS SHE USE TO BE
HIGH IN MILES AND OLD IN STYLES
LOSING HER SHINE AND SHE AIN’T CANCER FREE

REFRAIN 2 HITTING THE ROAD….
BRIDGE
WE ALL BREAK DOWN FROM TIME TO TIME
ITS INEVITABLE WE ALL LOSE OUR PRIME
AND GROWING OLD CAN STOP YOU ON A DIME
VERSE 3
RIDING ALONE AIN’T EASY YA SEE
JUST MY OLD VAN THE RADIO AND ME
BUT THOSE OLD DEAD TAPES CRACKING THOSE SPEAKERS KEEPS ME YOUNG AND FREE
SINGING ALONG TO OLD COUNTRY SONGS
AND THINKING ABOUT MY WIFE KEEPS ME STRONG
THANKING JESUS EVERYDAY CAUSE THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
VERSE 4
700 MILES AND I’LL BE HOME
HITTING BIG WALKER MOUNTAIN WHERE THE WILD ROAM
SHOWING MY WIFE THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON THE TELEPHONE
ONE MORE HIT AND I’LL BE LIT
AND THESE ROAD SIGNS THEY DON’T MEAN SHIT
BECAUSE MY OLD VAN KNOWS HER WAY BACK TO OLD FORT PITT
REFRAIN 2
ME AND MY OLD VAN
WE TRAVEL ALL ACROSS THIS LAND
MAKING MY WAY AS A ONE MAN BAND
REFRAIN 1

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from The Best Of Me, released November 25, 2022

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BOBBY 5
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BOBBY IS A WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN, SPENDING WINTERS IN FLORIDA AND SUMMERS IN PITTSBURGH AND NASHVILLE HE HAS BEEN HAILED AS ONE OF THE BEST ENTERTAINERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
HE IS AN ACOUSTIC GUITARIST, AND ALSO PLAYS HARMONICA AND PERCUSSION. HE COVERS OVER 1000 SONGS FROM THE FIFTIES TO PRESENT DAY MUSIC WITH NO BACKING TRACKS HE ALSO HAS WRITTEN MORE THAN 300 ORIGINAL SONGS. ... more

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