James Taylor - The Highway Song lyrics

Father, let us build a boat and sail away

There's nothing for you here

And brother, let us throw our lot out upon the sea

It's been done before

I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart

I'm talking 'bout the break of dawn

You love me while I'm here

Then you can miss me when I'm gone

Sweet misunderstanding

Won't you leave a poor boy alone

I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed

In the belly of a rolling stone

(Chorus)

Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah

Back on the road again

I had a little woman in Memphis

She wanted to be my bride

She said, settle on down, traveling man

You can stay right by my side

I tried so hard to please her

But I couldn't hold out too long

'Cause one Saturday night I was laying in bed

And I heard that highway song

- Chorus -

Now one of these days that highway song will lose its appeal to me

I'm gonna settle on down like a natural born man

I'm gonna live my life naturally (Free and easy)

Until that day the thunder's gonna roll

And I notice there's a sign of rain

So I grab my bags and I pack my clothes

And I'm back on the road again

- Chorus -

I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart

I been talking 'bout the break of dawn

You loved me while I'm here

and you can miss me when I'm gone

And I said sweet misunderstanding

Won't you leave a poor boy alone

'Cause I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed

In the belly of a rolling stone

- Chorus -

Here I am again

Holiday Inn

Same old four walls again

Gee, but it's fine to be back home again (whoa, now)

Say, Holiday Inn, I'm on the road again