A life-long renegade, singer/songwriter David Allan Coe was one of the most colorful and unpredictable characters in country music history. One of the pioneering artists of the outlaw country movement of the '70s, he didn't have many big hits — only three of his singles hit the Top Ten — but he was among the biggest cult figures in country music throughout his career. Born in Akron, OH, Coe first got into trouble with the law at age nine. As a result, he was sent to reform school. For the next 20 years, he never spent more than a handful of months outside of a correctional facility — he spent much of his twenties in the Ohio State Penitentiary.
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59 Cadillac, 57 Chevrolet Lyrics

David Allan Coe

Standin' on the corner watchin' all the girls go by
Drinkin' wine and whiskey smokin' joints and stayin' high
I was young and crazy and I never thought that I could die
Chorus
'59 Cadillac '57 Chevrolet
Goin' to the gravel pit and racin' til the break of day
Smokin' in the boys room lookin' for some chick to lay
I was young and crazy and life was full of girls and beer
Now I'm gettin' older but I'm still crazy after all these years
All these years
Lookin' at the strippers hangin' out in tittie bars
Life was Jim Beam whiskey, naked chicks, and fancy cars
I thought I was bullet proof I was reachin' for the stars
Chorus
'59 Cadillac '57 Chevrolet
Goin' to the gravel pit and racin' til the break of day
Smokin' in the boys room lookin' for some chick to lay
I was young and crazy and life was full of girls and beer
Now I'm gettin' older but I'm still crazy after all these years
All these years
'59 Cadillac '57 Chevrolet