Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do Well, as I was motivatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin'll outrun my V8 Ford The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five She's bumper to bumper Rollin' side by side Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do The Cadillac moved to a hundred and four The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more It done got cloudy and began to rain I tooted my horn for a passin' lane The rainwater blowin' all under my hood I knew that I was doin' my motor some good Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do Well, the motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound The Cadillac a-settin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin' like it's settin' still And I caught Mabellene at the top of the hill Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doin' The things you used to do