[Verse 1]
I left my friends and family in the dust late one night and headed up the coast for something new
See my life felt awful tangled all around me
I felt strangled by the weight of expectation on me to
Now I’m walking down a highway with a sign saying goin’ my way
Hoping someone with a good hearts driving through
And then a car pulled over slowly said
God bless you sir you saved me "my names Bean what do I have the pleasure of calling you?"

[Chorus]
"Hattibagen McRat
All my friends call me Hat"
"Hattibagen McRat
How far can you travel without making tracks?"

[Verse 2]
He said now "where you headed? I’m a traveling man myself, I come from Nashville, I’m a Dobro picking man
And I play sweet bluegrass music though it hasn’t brought me wealth it keeps my soul alive and keeps my spirit free"
I said that I was headed for the first town that looked good I had no commitments to the life I used to rule
And then old Hatty chuckled softly said that his house was in the Rockies and I could stay for free just for a week or two

[Chorus]
"Hattibagen McRat
All my friends call me Hat"
"Hattibagen McRat
How far can you travel without making tracks?"
[Verse 3]
Well we drove to Colorado going 80 miles an hour stopping only to relieve our human needs
He started up a fire made a stew to eat for dinner then he plucked his Dobro flat across his knees
"Now take this here guitar you see and pick them strings as fast as me and soon you’ll play sweet bluegrass like a king"
Well I strummed that thing both day and night and practiced my fingers died we only stopped to eat and go to sleep

[Chorus]
"Hattibagen McRat
All my friends call me Hat"
"Hattibagen McRat
How far can you travel without making tracks?"

[Verse 4]
A few months had passed before my eyes, the music soon became our lives
We formed a band and started playing shows
Crowds at first were thin and few, then soon the crowds filled up and grew
We sold out every show we showed up too

[Verse 5]
Well I woke early one mornin', couldn't hear sweet Hattie snorin'
So I went outside to see where he could be
I didn't know where he had gone too, couple weeks went by, then I knew
He was out there helping angels find their feet

[Chorus][x2]
"Hattibagen McRat
All my friends call me Hat"
"Hattibagen McRat
How far can you travel without making tracks?"