* The Road Ain't Never Done

[Verse 1] Woke up this mornin’, tires hittin’ holes so wide, Felt like my truck just tried to crawl inside and hide. Sign says Detour Ahead—ain’t that a surprise, Been detoured so long I forgot where my life lies. [Chorus] ‘Cause the road ain’t never done, they just move the cones for fun, Orange everywhere, my retinas are gone, hon! Traffic’s sittin’ still, my coffee’s gone cold, They’re fixin’ the road that they fixed last fall, behold! [Verse 2] Guy in a vest standin’ there with his sign, One side says STOP, the other says WAIT IN LINE. I seen that man more than I’ve seen my kin, Pretty sure we’re best friends, but he don’t let me in. [Chorus] Yeah the road ain’t never done, they patch it, then they run, Ain’t no shortcut home till 2051. Orange barrels bloomin’ like wildflowers of doom, Every lane closure’s just another love tune. [Verse 3] GPS says “recalculatin’” for the eighth damn time, My sanity’s gone, but at least the cone lines rhyme. They’re diggin’ up pavement they just laid last week, Guess perfection’s overrated when you’re government chic. [Bridge] Got more cones than cows in Texas, Got more signs than churches in town, If patience was asphalt, we’d all be rollin’ smooth now! [Final Chorus] The road ain’t never done, no matter how they spin, We’re drivin’ in circles ‘til the next one begins. So grab your wheel, friend, and hum along, We’re stuck here forever in this construction song! [Outro – half spoken, half sung] Orange cones in my dreams, detours in my soul, Heaven help us all when they start the next hole.