Lyrics: Bill Laymon
Music: Bill Laymon
Played by the David Nelson Band in the early 2000s.
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Riding the road is better than riding the rails
Sleeping in the park beats sleeping in the county jail
My daddy said to me, son, that old highway'll take you far
But if you hop a freight, take my advice, keep your feet inside the car
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Music, women and freedom, they keep me alive
That old lonesome highway sure taught me how to survive
But these days it seems like you just get acquainted with a place and then
We've done that show, get back on the bus and we're on the road again
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Another glow beyond the horizon
I'll just keep pushing on and then, good Lord
Those miles of road beneath and behind me
Because better days are coming
Lady Luck is riding around the bend
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride
Ah, the lonesome highway is calling me to ride