Big wheels touch down, half past nine Immigration pullin' me outta line Looked 'em in the eye said man to man I'm just kickin' back in Amsterdam Must've been long about half past ten Immigration man finally let me in I said taxi driver take me to the Hotel Grand I'm just kickin' back in Amsterdam I've been pushin' too hard I've been thinkin' too much I've begun to wonder if I've lost my touch Right here I'm gonna make my stand Kickin' back in Amsterdam Well it's hot back home in Tennessee Gettin' hotter every day That it waits for me I sent the alley guys to Dixieland I'm just kickin' back in Amsterdam The coffee shop's smokin' and the red light's on The cops don't care so it can't be wrong Yeah the place around the corner's got a bad a** band They're just kickin' back in Amsterdam Big wheels take off half past five It's a mighty miracle that I'm alive Yeah well I do these things 'cause I know I can Kickin' back in Amsterdam Yeah I'm kickin' back in Amsterdam Well I do these things 'cause I know I can I'm just kickin' back in Amsterdam Well I do these things 'cause I know I can