When willie met ronnie he was runninand' up a track
he was bent down, burned out, carryinand' a sack
come on boy, you got to stop and help me some
and keep this money hidden when the police come
Ronnie was shiverinand' and makinand' funny sounds
he was lookinand' like a fox
that was runninand' from the hounds
sure little buddy, i can lighten up your load
You half it up, iand'll hit it up, iand'll take it down the road
Never had a better combination been planned
and'cos willie was a roadie with a rock and'nand' roll band
they were heads back, celebratinand', drinkinand' moonshine
heads down, here we go across another state line
tanked up and bullet proof
they couldnand't give a monkeyand's
damn if he didnand't hide the money in a drum case
pack and'em up, hit em up, do another show
the robber and the roadie got a long way to go
Willie and ronnie
Anytime they wanted they would pull another job
anywhere they found a place
and it was fat enough to rob
if ronnie saw the police he would make a little sign
then willie stuck the money in the bandand's back line
in the main racks, bass stacks
anywhere he thought it could
be hidden out of sight
until the finished out in hollywood
split it down the middle
when they took it out the sound
the robber and the roadie got enough to go around
Willie and ronnie
the robber and the roadie
Forty seven days and they had only one to go
when the telegram arived
to say the band wouldnand't show
the crowd was gettingand' nasty and it turned into a rage
the bottles and the bodies started coverinand' the stage
then the cops came running in
and breaking up the riotinand'
when they saw the money falling
out the back of everything
hey little buddy think itand's time to run and duck
the robber and the roadie could be runninand' out of luck
Willie and ronnie had to skip it out of town
they were sittinand' by the highway like jackson browne
they were stickinand' out their thumbs
in the middle of the night
when they saw the car cominand' with the spinninand' red light
wide eyed, tongue tied feelinand' pretty stranded
no use in runninand' they were caught red handed
pull and'em in, lock and'em up, put and'em in a row
the robber and the roadie got nowhere to go
Willie and ronnie
the robber and the roadie
We got state police and the fbi
willie and ronnie
you get a big reward
if you can make these boyand's mamas cry
the robber and the roadie
we got the national guard and the bear in the sky
Willie and ronnie
you get a big reward if you can make these mothers cry
the robber and the roadie
