Had to leave in a hurry
  Couldn't wait to get away
  It's not a case of being sorry
  It's the price I have to pay
  Confidentially I think it's sad
  But there's nothing I can do
  The road leads to the highway
  Well, I'm hot and I've got to move
  Uh-huh, I've got to move
  
  Got to change my arrangements
  Had the word I'm on my way
  Couldn't stand it much longer
  Got to move I'm glad to say
  I didn't mean to let you down
  But there's nothing I can do
  The road leads to the highway
  Well, I'm hot and I've got to move
  I'm hot and I've got to move
  
  Talk of strain in relations
  Of the days of being confused
  You told me never to worry
  I'll never ask you to choose
  Categorically I have to say
  It's as much as I can do
  To sit around here waiting
  When I'm hot I've got to move
  
  Oh, sometimes it's lonely - but it's the only way I know
  When the road is calling me on
  Ooh baby, I've got to move, yes
  Ooh, now baby baby, I've got to leave
  
  And when I think back I smile and know that, win or lose
  When the road is calling me on
  Ooh, baby baby I've got to move, yes
  Ooh, baby baby I've got to move, yeah
  
  There's a man with a suitcase
  Standing in a darkened room
  Message light is burning
  And the blinds are always drawn
  It's been a while since the last time
  Never should come back too soon
  Behind the door is slamming
  When he's hot he's got to move
  When he's hot he's got to move