I sit awake at night and fill my lungs
With carcinogens, and maybe some oxygen every now and again
The highway's callin' me
I see road signs in all my dreams
And I'm just waitin' on the day I finally leave
Cause this road will set me free
But it also could kill me, but so it goes
I'll take some risks now, roll the dice
We'll reach the next town before the day is done
And underneath the setting sun
We'll shoot the shit and have a laugh
About the things we've been through

And the off beaten path is riddled with danger
But at least we're not falling in line
This life is perplexing, there is nothing stranger
There's no right way you're just wasting your time

Did it yourself, with no one’s help
You don’t got connects, you don’t got wealth
But you still did the best you can,
With what your own two hands will give you
This road is hard, this life we lead
Sometimes you don’t get everything you need
But at least you had a friend sleeping beside you in that ditch
And even when your alone, thousands of miles from your home
You might feel lost, but shit, you just might find yourself
Just hold on kid, don’t give up, truth is we're all shit out of luck,
But don’t take the bait and sell your soul for a lousy buck

And I'll take the back of this van
Over your fancy apartment
Any day, place, or time
You're wrapped around their finger
they'll give your brain a good washing
They got your mind I won’t let them take mine