Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jim Seales
Guitar
Ralph Ezell
Bass
Marty Raybon
Lead Vocals
Mike McGuire
Drums
Stan Thorn
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob DiPiero
Songwriter
John Scott Sherrill
Songwriter
Dennis Robbins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Hall
Producer
Robert Byrne
Producer
M.C. Rather
Mastering Engineer
Alan Schulman
Engineer
Pete Greene
Engineer
Rusty Moody
Assistant Engineer
Mark Hall
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Just about a mile off the 109
There's a little church sittin' back in the pines
I promised that girl she was gonna be mine
I wouldn't be surprised if she was standin' there cryin'
[PreChorus]
Oh-whoa
I didn't know a bored-out Ford could go so slow
Oh-whoa
You got to put your foot down on the floor
[Chorus]
Yeah, we've been rockin' all night, but don't you know
You've got to get me to the church on the Cumberland Road
[Verse 2]
Billy's passed out in the back, but I think he's alive
Bobby's got his head hangin' over the side
Here you are doin' only ninety-five
What's the matter with you, man, I thought you said you could drive
[PreChorus]
Oh-whoa
I didn't know a bored-out Ford could go so slow
Oh-whoa
You got to put your foot down on the floor
[Chorus]
Yeah, we've been rockin' all night, but don't you know
You've got to get me to the church on the Cumberland Road
[Verse 3]
Sweeter than the dew on a honeysuckle vine
Warmer than noon on the Fourth of July
Cutest little girl that I ever have known
Waitin' at the church on the Cumberland Road
[PreChorus]
Oh-whoa
I didn't know a bored-out Ford could go so slow
Oh-whoa
You got to put your foot down on the floor
[Chorus]
'Cause we've been rockin' all night, but don't you know
You've got to get me to the church on the Cumberland Road
[Chorus]
Yeah, we've been rockin' all night, but don't you know
You've got to get me to the church on the Cumberland Road
Written by: Bob DiPiero, Dennis Robbins, John Scott Sherrill