What the Rocks Don't Know

Well after 29 years, I can say

I never thought it'd turn out this way

Stumble and I stutter, stutter and I cry

Ain't gonna figure out a reason why

Song hurts my throat, banjo cuts my side

Hear the road cryin' out through the railroad tiles

Road cryin' out through the railroad tiles

Singing, well, love your light don't show

Down by the truck stop highway glow

Lord knows where I'll go

When the road cries out what the rocks don't know

Road cries out what the rocks don't know

Well all my friends in Arkansas, all alone in Maine

Six-to-one, half-dozen's the same

Back-bay sailin' or the great divide

Mississippi deep, Rappahannok wide

Angels wings on a Walmart sign

Angels wings on a Walmart sign

Singing, well, love your light don't show

Down by the truck stop highway glow

Lord knows where I'll go

When the road cries out what the rocks don't know

Road cries out what the rocks don't know

Well, Kansas City rib shack baby, you're mine

Gimmie the pig, the cow, and the swine

My weight's my love, my shimmy, my shine

Damn, I found Jesus in a barbecue line

Damn, I found Jesus in a barbecue line

Well, love your light don't show

Down by the truck stop highway glow

Lord knows where I'll go

When the road cries out what the rocks don't know

Road cries out what the rocks don't know

I'd like to see the world in livin' color

One color's just the absence of the other

To get the whole spectrum of horror and elation

Call good time numbers at a Conoco Station

Good time numbers at a Conoco Station

Singing, well, love your light, don't show

Down by the truck stop highway glow

Lord knows where I'll go

When the road cries out what the rocks don't know

Road cries out what the rocks don't know

Road cries out what the rocks don't know