[Verse 1] Low beams driftin’ through a half-slept town Gravel crunchin’ as I eased on out She was standin’ there in that porch light, oh Beggin’ me not to go Said “we can make this work somehow” I just shook my head, couldn’t tell her how A man like me just drags things down Girl, you deserve more than what I am [Chorus] Take me anywhere but home, country roads Far from where her footsteps go I don’t care where these wheels roll Just keep runnin’ from what I know If there’s a place I can let her go Where her memory don’t follow me, ohh! Take me anywhere, country roads …Anywhere but home [Verse 2] She was steady as a Sunday mornin’ pew Had a way of makin’ broken feel brand new Talkin’ ‘bout a life with a front porch view And a name on a mailbox too But I’ve always been a “leave before the dawn” More goodbye than I can hang my hat on And I loved her more than I’ve ever known That’s the reason I kept rollin’ on [Chorus] Take me anywhere but home, country roads Far from where her footsteps go I don’t care where these wheels roll Just keep runnin’ from what I know If there’s a place I can let her go Where her memory don’t follow me, ohh! Take me anywhere, country roads …Anywhere but home [Verse 3] Every town’s just another passin’ sign Different streets but the same old sky Hear her laugh in a stranger’s voice At a gas pump or a burger joint Catch her in a song I’ve never heard In a window light or a single word I thought distance might blur the truth But it just brings me back to you [Bridge] Anywhere but home That’s what I keep sayin’ But she would’ve loved me Through all my breakin’ I told myself leavin’ Was the right thing to do… I didn’t wanna hurt you Any more than I had to... [Final Chorus] Take me anywhere but home, country roads Far from where her footsteps go I don’t care where these wheels roll Just keep runnin’ from what I know If there’s a place I can let her go Where her memory don’t follow me, ohh! Take me anywhere, country roads …Anywhere but home [Tag] Country roads… Take me anywhere but home
