The Field Sobriety Line Dance

Duration

4:12

Genres

Americana / Alt Country

Description

Lyrics

This happened to me just the other night I was leavin’ a barroom feelin’ alright When in my mirror was the thing I feared the most There were flashin’ lights of blue and red And a shot of fear ran through my head As I pulled my pick-up truck to the side of the road Well a cop walked up and he asked for I.D. And I could tell right away he was mad at me ‘Cause he asked me to step outside an' have a chat Well he was standin’ with his hand on his hip So I figured I better just get to it So I started to explain to him my situation See my gal was supposed to drive me home And the batteries are dead on my damn cell phone An' I only live just five blocks from where we stand Now I’m a voter and I pay taxes And I ain’t never been in no serious crashes So can’t you let it slide just this one time? ‘Cause I swear this never happened before An’ it’s all because of that cheatin’ whore And I know you’re a man who can understand So if you let me go I’ll owe you one I was only tryin’ to have me a little fun An' you’ve known me since you and I were three But my sad, sad tale hadn’t changed his mind An’ so I knew it had become the time For me to do the field sobriety line dance Well its toe to heel and heel to toe Turn around with a doe-si-doe Close your eyes and touch your nose An' don’t even think of fallin’ An' although it seems a strange request There’s one more portion to this test You have to say the alphabet BACKWARDS. BACKWARDS? BACKWARDS? So I turned around and started with “A” An’ he spun me back and shouted “HEY” This ain’t the time for none of your damn tricks And if you don’t want me to take you in You better stand right there and just begin To say the gosh darn alphabet backwards Now I thought about just repeatin’ his words ‘Cause the whole thing seemed just to be absurd But I could tell, the way he looked, that he meant business So I cleared my throat and I planted my feet An’ I stared in his eyes and I started to repeat The last line in the chorus of this song Well it’s ZYXWVUT, SRQPOMN, LKJ, IHG, FED, CBA HA! With that he smiled and he let me go So I want you all to know Just how important it is to learn this song Well you may never need it, but why take the chance? ‘Cause you know you’ll look stupid in orange shirts and pants So come on and do the field sobriety line dance. Well its toe to heel and heel to toe Turn around with a doe-si-doe Close your eyes and touch your nose An' don’t even think of fallin’ An' although it seems a strange request There’s one more portion to this test You have to say the alphabet BACKWARDS Come on everybody sing along with me ZYXWVUT, SRQPOMN, LKJ, IHG, FED, CBA The Field Sobriety Line Dance. Learn this song and it just might keep you out of jail some night!