Rhythm of the Road

(Dan McCoy)



I'd rather be home,

But I make my livin' on the go

Big silver eagle spreads her wings

And drops us at another show.



I think about holdin' my baby tonight

As I listin to the big wheels roll

Three days into a six week tour,

Gettin' in the rhythm of the road.



We pick and sing,

Say "goodnight" then we'll be flyin'

My world's a chain of one-night-stands

Strung together by the center line.



I don't know where I'll wake up tomorrow,

But I can't let the tempo slow

Every town is another beat,

Livin' in the rhythm of the road.



The rhythm of the road's got a mind of its own

If you find it it'll drive you insane

Like the clackity-clack of a railroad track

I'm rattlin' like an old freight train.



Towns are flashin' by, the folks are wavin' "hi"

They all start to look the same

Gotta stop for a minute, be glad I'm in it

Remember just why I came.



--- Instrumental ---



Those highway signs,

Lord, they keep me on the move

I think about givin' it up sometimes,

And gettin' in a diff'rent groove.



But I just let the days slide by,

Get goin' with the flow

A four/four beat's the only time I keep,

Livin' in the rhythm of the road.



A four/four beat's the only time I keep,

Livin' in the rhythm of the road. yeah



Livin' in the rhythm of the road...



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