HIGHWAY SONG

On a hot prairie night

there was nothing in sight

as far as the eye could see

'Cept sagebrush and sky

nighthawks dartin' by

our old dog Smokey and me

The wind whistled and whined

through the telephone lines

and sang out so mournful and long

And now for thirty-odd years

through good times and tears

I've heard that Highway Song

I'm a drifter

driftin' from town to town

from time to time

Lightin' but never landin' for long

'cause my feet get itchy

and I hear that Highway Song again

And it's not that there's always some place to go

or not somewhere I'd rather just stay

it's more, it's a fever

and it gets in your blood

it's the price that a drifter must pay

Love 'em and leave 'em

I know that's how it seems

but I never planned it that way

Each time I fell in love

I was out to win her love

and my only thoughts were to stay

But somewhere along the line

there'd always come a time

when it had come time to go

And I couldn't tell you why

I ever said goodbye

to some of the lovers I've known

I'm a drifter

driftin' from town to town

from time to time

Lightin' but never landin' for long

'cause my feet get itchy

and I hear that Highway song again

And it's not that there's always some place to go

or not somewhere I'd rather just stay

it's more, it's a fever and it gets in your blood

it's the price that a drifter must pay

It's a blessing and it's a curse

it's the best and it's the worst

it's everything and it's nothing at all

It's freedom and it's jail

it's heaven and it's hell

once you answer that Highway Song's call

'Cause there's just one thing that's sure

and that's that there ain't no cure

once the fever begins to spread

It seems I just start to settle down

or a new lover will come around

and I'll hear that song in my head

I'm a drifter

driftin' from town to town

from time to time

Lightin' but never landin' for long

'cause my feet get itchy

and I hear that Highway song again

And it's not that there's always some place to go

or not somewhere I'd rather just stay

it's more, it's a fever and it gets in your blood

it's the price that a drifter must pay

It's more, it's a fever and it gets in your blood

it's the price that a drifter must pay

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