I'd Rather Be a Highwayman

Smoky rooms and dim-lit nights

Tucked among the neon lights

I play their soundtrack while they drink

But, I'm not as lonely as you think

These country songs I live and breathe

Fuel a burning fire in me

They simply let me be myself

I'm not saying I don't care for rock and roll

But, it don't feel the same way in my soul

I'd rather be a Highwayman

Than a Rolling Stone

I'd rather be singing to a bar stool

Some cowboy's sitting on

So, nothing makes me give a damn

More than country music can

I'd rather be a Highwayman

Than a Rolling Stone

The empty faces come in here

For the friendly atmosphere

Music seems to wash their cares away

There's freedom in these country songs I play

Now, I may never make it rich

By the time I call it quits

Not every rainbow ends in gold

But, I'll still be singing as the vinyl curtains close

I'd rather be a Highwayman

Than a Rolling Stone

I'd rather be singing to a bar stool

Some cowboy's sitting on

So, let me get up with the band

And just be who I am

I'd rather be a Highwayman

Than a Rolling Stone

Nothing makes me give a damn

More than country music can

I'd rather be a Highwayman

Than a Rolling Stone