Hurry up Lorey, hurry up, Sue We can't hardly wait for you Starving for your love, it's true The Red Eye Express will be leaving soon If you don't want to see country and you got to get from East to West Get yourself a ticket on the late night flight That's the one all the boys in the band like best The Red Eye Express gonna carry me back to my home 'Cause I'm in a mess, Mama Tryin' to get a wink of sleep alone I'm cryin' Runnin'like a chicken with your head cut off
Tryin'to make it to the last flight out Don't you start freakin', it's the captain speaking So don't start smokin' 'til the light goes out Hurry up Lorey, hurry up, Sue We can't hardly wait for you Starving for your love, it's true The Red Eye Express will be leaving soon The Red Eye Express gonna carry me back to my home 'Cause I'm in a mess, Mama Tryin' to get a wink of sleep alone I'm cryin' Gonna be back home before too long I'm flyin' I'm flyin'