Mother Road

I checked in at the crossroads I met some strange folk They ran a cheap motel I could hear every whisper through the walls of the rooms Felt a little like a prison cell I wrote a song about a dream I had Then they rang the dinner bell They whooped and they hollered when I came in Saying 'Girl, you're going straight to hell' Down mother road Once again I turn to you 'Cause you know how I feel, mama You've been run over too Can I lean on your shoulder? Until my feet find the ground, ah Wherever I'm headed Mama, don't let it be down I took a little detour out to the crater The sky was wild with rage I drove my car like a rocket taking off Down that sunset straightaway There's an endlessness in the way I feel When I wrap my hands around that wheel Hmm, only I know just how far I'm gonna, go, go, go Down the mother road I always come back to you, mama You know just how I feel You've been run over too Can I lean on your shoulder? Just until my feet find the ground And wherever I'm headed Mama, don't let it be down She won't never let me, let me, let me Let me down, mama And I don't really know if the day will ever come When I'll find that peace within But as I roll down this rugged highway I'm closer than I've ever been, yeah, yeah Caught in Oklahoma driving too fast I felt my world slow down And I made my confession to the highway patrol I said, "I was lost but now I'm finally found" Well, she gave me a ticket anyway And I didn't put up a fight 'Cause I've driven a million miles Lived a million lives Now mama's headed home tonight Down mother road I always come back to you, yeah Show me the way, mama, just like you always do Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm gonna find my true North Out West or down South And I'll keep on rolling 'til I figure it out And wherever I'm headed Mama, don't let it be down I'll see you next time (Mama don't let it be down) down that road I'll be out there somewhere on that wild old trail (mama don't let it be down) You know, Tucumcari, Romeoville, Amarillo Finding whatever I, I'm looking for I'll find it out on the mother road, yeah