Harley Kathy Mattea

There was a motorcycle mama and her man
With a wind-burnt tan and a Harley
Roarin' through Bakersfield when her water broke
They pulled into a hospital and for a little joke

They named him Harley
They bought a sidecar and
A small bandana band
And they loved their Harley

Slidin' sideways up the coast cruisin' Highway One
The sidecar came undone... No one noticed
Thrashing through a golden meadow
It came to rest right where a farmer's wife cried
"Jesus Christ has answered all our prayers"

And they named him Harley
Because of a tatoo
That claimed his name was true
And they loved their Harley

He was raised upon a farm
Cradled in the arms
Of Beulah and Barney
But then at a restless age
They unlocked his cage
And he became a carney