Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Allan Coe
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Allan Coe
Songwriter
Larry Latimer
Songwriter
Bobby Keel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Sherrill
Producer
Eric Conn
Editing Engineer
Carlos Grier
Recording Engineer
Jonathan Russell
Assistant Engineer
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I've been too good for too long
[Verse 2]
Well I'm up and gone at the break of dawn
I've been workin' like a regular dog
To keep my woman and the lights and the water
And the phone turned on
[Verse 3]
I've been sayin, yes, sir, all day at work
I've been sayin, yes, ma'am, at home
I've been storing up the cuss words
Keeping 'em under my tongue
[Verse 4]
I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I've been too good for too long
[Verse 5]
I had this number on my mind a while
I've been fightin' off the urge to call
A pretty little strawberry blonde
With a southern drawl
[Verse 6]
Some good old boys called from Alabama
Said, the fishes been a-missing me
And I need to renew my friendship
With Jim Bean
[Verse 7]
I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I've been too good for too long
[Verse 8]
I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I need a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I've been too good for too long
[Verse 9]
I need a little time off for bad behavior
The devil in me done been asleep too long
I've gotta have a little time off for bad behavior
It looks like I've been too good for too long
Written by: Bobby Keel, David Allan Coe, Larry Latimer