This great Blackfoot song wormed its way into my head three weeks ago and won’t go away. It’s a great song from the height of the Southern rock movement in the late 1970s. “Highway Song” belongs to the canon of great rock songs, like Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty”, Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page”, or Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive”, that speaks to the life of being on the road.
Highway Song
Another day, another dollar
After I sing and holler
Oh it’s my way of livin’
And I can’t change a thing
In another town is drawing near
Oh baby I wish you were here
But the only way I can see you darlin’
Is in my dreams
It’s a highway song
You sing it on and on
On and on
Yeah the hurt you leave behind
Is the hurt that’s on your mind
Oh and last night sure took its toll on me
Well the city lights fly by me
As I lay my body in my bed
Oh and dreams of you flash through my head
It’s a highway song
You sing it on and on
On and on
Highway song
It’s as long as
As the road I’m on
Yes these big wheels are ready to roll
We’ve been flyin’ high I’m so low
And all in all this madness
Ain’t as crazy as it seems
Everywhere they stop and stare
I’m just a stranger on this road
I stand alone only in my dreams
Highway song
You sing it on and on
On and on
Highway song
It’s as long as
As the road I’m on
Highway song
Sing it on and on
On and on
Highway song
It’s as long as
As the road I’m on, on uh
Songwriters: Jackson Spires / Rick Medlocke
Highway Song lyrics © The Bicycle Music Company
Have a great week! Another day, another dollar, my friends.