Highways and dancehalls
A good song takes you far
Your write about the moon
And you dream about the stars
Blues in old motel rooms
Girls in daddy's car
You sing about the nights
And you laugh about the scars
Coffee in the morning cocaine afternoons
You talk about the weather
And you grin about the rooms
Phone calls long distance
To tell how you've been
Forget about the losses, you exaggerate the wins
And when you stop to let 'em know
You've got it down
It's just another town along the road

The ladies come to see you
If your name still rings a bell
They give you damn near nothin'
And they'll say they knew you well
So you tell 'em you'll remember
But they know it's just a game
And along the way their faces
All begin to look the same
And when you stop to let 'em know
You got it down
It's just another town along the road

Well it isn't for the money
And it's only for a while
You stalk about the rooms
And you roll away the miles
Gamblers in the neon, clinging to guitars
You're right about the moon
But you're wrong about the stars
And when you stop to let 'em know
You got it down
It's just another town along the way

The road back to freedom translates as a fake
And shakes and mistakes turns into heartache
When losing their blood they give up their take
and check a mistake turn to heartache

Five hundred thousand forced to flee
A million square miles of emergency
Another two million will go hungry
When there's no guarantee for the refugee

The road from Darfur runs red with denial
Waterless mile, after waterless mile
Barefooted fear kicks the dust of exile
Waterles mile after waterless mile

Five hundred thousand forced to flee
A million square miles of emergency
Another two million will go hungry
When there's no guarantee for the refugee

The road out of Gaza is plagued with lost souls
Buried in holes, by the border patrols
What claims we've give them they cannot control
Drown in the holes in their land of lost souls

The road left to freedom translates as a fake
And shakes and mistakes turns into heartache
When losing their blood they give up their take
and check a mistake turn to heartache

Five hundred thousand forced to flee
A million square miles of emergency
Another two million will go hungry
When there's no guarantee for the refugee

The road from Dafur runs red with denial
Waterless mile, after waterless mile
Barefooted fear kicks the dust of exile
Waterles mile after waterless mile

There's a road with two yellow lines
They go on for years
And the people there smile and wave
It's not like back home

In their doorways
Where the evening sky
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my room

Times are fierce and times are fine
Yeah it goes that way
Down some highway
Down some lonely road
In that old fashioned way

In the garden
When the evening sky
Light up my room
Light up my room
Light up my room
Light up my room

But the darkness
Let's him see here all of the people they never knew
Float into space
Falling through red puddles and places they never seen
Will my soul be angry?
When you die do you feel alright?

In the garden
When the evening sky
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my room

There's a road with two yellow lines
They go on for years
And the people there smile and wave
It's not like back home

In their doorways
Where the evening sky
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my room
Lights up my

We've gone a long way So why don't we stay here?
The hour is late And this ain't a bad place
So why don't we stay?
The road's an old friend, we've walked it forever
And wandered away Away...

Got dirt in my eyes
And ran out of water, conversations ran dry
We got lost in the highway We're stuck in the north now
So why don't we stay?
The road is my friend, but friends are forever
And roads like to bend Bend... We've gone a long way...

No radio stations, No signal to send
The road is my friend But this is the end The end ...

Headlights, white lines, black tar rivers
Dragging me around this country as it whithers
The billboards, signposts, standing in the way
Tell of the state of the nations, that we find today

And we play and we play
To every day, every day
To every day

In the front rooms of old towns far from the city
With beat up guitars and hearts full of pity
The people gather round singing songs from everywhere
Torn from the nation, left without a care

CHORUS

And we'll rid the bloody world for a moment in a word
And we'll rid the bloody world cos
The words that you heard when you were young will always stay
The one's that always stay make the world go away

Warm night, clear sky, European town
Out side the bars singing their hearts out to a crowd
Open boots, violin, banjo and a voice
Exiled buskers, happy with their choice

CHORUS

The road is fuckin' hard,
The road is fuckin' tough-ah,
There's no question that-eh
It is rough, rough stuff.
It's the fuckin' road my friend
But it's the only road I know.
When I'm lunchin' on a tasty boosh
Right after the show.
You g-go go go!

The road is fuckin' hard,
It's also really fuckin' tough,
There's no question that
It don't take no guff.
The road is a be-a-itch my friend
But it's the only fuckin' road I know,
When I'm snackin' on a tasty boosh
Right after the show.
You g-go go go!

I met a tasty baby in Michigan.
We screwed two times then I left.
Sometimes I think of my baby in Michigan.
Why can't I stay in one place
For more than two days.
Why?!
Because I'm talkin' about the road. [5X]
Road!

So you keep me glowing in
Any time
Take everything left behind
Getting over inexistance
Vanish world on time

Put on your gears and walk toward the sun
Ignore the stranger feeling in air
Come on, take my hand
Hope for survival
And you will soon get there

Now we take a rest to leave another day
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go
(That is right)
Though the day is dark for you to walk alone
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go

Now you see what's going on
All this time
Ashes covering strings of ground
Getting over inexistance
Vanish world on time

Put on your gears and walk toward the sun
Although we cannot hope for the best
Turning my stone
For you to see the end
And we will soon get there

Now we take a rest to leave another day
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go
(That is right)
Though the day is dark for you to walk alone
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go

Don't...
Now you don't have to say
Please don't
Now you don't have to say

Now we take a rest to leave another day
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go
(That is right)
Though the day is dark for you to walk alone
(I wanna wish you fine)
But in many time
You have to let me go

Don't make me to cry... !
(Now leave me to cry)
Don't make me to cry... !
(Now leave me to cry)
Don't make me to cry... !
(Now leave me to cry)
Don't make me to cry... !
(Now leave me to cry)

Don't...
Now you don't have to say
Please don't
Now you don't have to say

If you'd like to get together
Then come right over to me
Ooh, We can do anything
That you like to do
If you'd like to give your love
Then please just feel free
Because I may be gone tomorrow
And not even know your name
Now please don't misunderstand my loneliness
Let's never ever talk of time
Cause friends may fade away
And our hopes will say goodnight
And our friendship would be lost
It would be such a waste of time
So let's just
Let's have a good thing girl
And let's not worry
Let's do everything we want
And let's not cry
When it's over
When I leave
Our thing won't die
If you really understand
Then come right over to me
We can play together for a while
And still be free

Oh, dawn broke
Heavy rains made it hard to load
Is it time for the road
I don't know, don't know

Father is gone, so let's go home to baby's head
And I won't let go of your hand, child of mine

When it's time to let go, then we'll be up in heaven's ground
Every dream that I dream, let you have more than mine
Spirits will climb into a time of your design
All that I know never will be told, oh child of mine

After the flight, dead of the night
Oh we'll be peaceful
Sweet laughter goes, all of a sudden
No time for waiting

So I'm off on the road that I see might be coming
And those dreams that I hold, all for this child of mine
All that I know, never will it show, sweet child of mine
All that I know, never will be told, child of mine

Sweet child of mine
Oh, child

Don't talk, don't say nothing
I've just packed my things and I'm headed for something
Where I'm going, well, I don't really know
The road is calling so I've got to go
Yes, the road is calling so I've got to go

We bid farewells
The winds blew like hell, said we'd meet again like some storybook tale
But no, we don't talk, we don't say nothing
I just pack my things and go headed for something
But where I was headed, well, I didn't really say
The road was calling and I was on my way
Yes, the road was calling and I was on my way

So don't talk, don't say nothing
I'll just pack my things and pretend like there's nothing between us no more
As I walked out the door, she closed it behind me and cried on the floor
And I couldn't talk, no, I couldn't say nothing
I'll just close my eyes and head blindly towards something
'Cause where I'm going, well, I don't really know
The road is calling so I've got to go
Yes, the road is calling so I've got to go

Before you go
There are some things I should tell you
And prepare you for what you might have not seen
In the dreams you've had about this crazy world
We're living in

Stay out of trouble
Keep your eyes wide open
For a different scene
And who you might meet
Love the road you're traveling on
And believe not
That everything is clear when it's all gone

[Chorus:]
And if there's one thing
You're sure you wanna lave behind
Let it not be the memory
Of you and me
And if there's one thing
You're sure about
Let it be the time
You spent with me

Take it slow
Something might come and lift you from your feet
And if you think you know
Then it's time to let life show you
A little bit more

[Chorus]

Was this the road you were looking for
And have you finally seen it all
The crowded streets
The looser straks
And an empty soul
With no show
And nothing to live for

[Chorus]

To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feet.
To the west, to the west, I haven't got there yet.
To the north, to the north, never to be caught.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.

Ever since my childhood I've been scared, I've been afraid,
Of being trapped by circumstance, of staying in one place,
And so I always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored,
Somewhere secret, somewhere safe, somewhere close to the door.

Well I've travelled many countries, washed my feet in many seas,
I've drank with grifters in Vienna and with punks in old DC,
And I've driven across deserts,
Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free.

To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feet.
To the west, to the west, I haven't got there yet.
To the north, to the north, never to be caught.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.

I've felt old before my time
But now I keep the age away by burning up the miles and by filling up my days.
And the nights, a thousand nights I've played, a thousand more to go,
Before I take a breath, and steel myself for the next one thousand shows.

To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feet.
To the west, to the west, I haven't got there yet.
To the north, to the north, never to be caught.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.

So saddle up your horses and keep your powder dry,
Because the truth is you won't be here long, soon you're going to die.
So to the heart, to the heart, there's no time for you to waste,
And you won't find your precious answers by staying in one place,
By giving up the chase.

To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feet.
To the west, to the west, I haven't got there yet.
To the north, to the north, never to be caught.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.
To the south, to the south, my time is running out.

I face the horizon, everywhere I go.
I face the horizon, the horizon is my home.