[Intro] [Verse 1] Left the town I spent my life in On a Tuesday, no goodbye Had a bag and half a reason And a hunger I couldn't define Slept beneath a railroad overpass Woke up grateful to be me Funny how the open road Can set your spirit free [Chorus] Just trying to survive And yet I feel alive Making a way wherever I may roam Even though I'm by myself, I'm surely not alone But it's a long long way to get back home Got no chains and got no ties Just the road and open skies Living on the open road since I was grown Chasing down the great unknown But it's a long long way to get back home [Verse 2] Met a woman down in Georgia Said son, you've got that look Like a man who's chasing something That can't be found inside a book I just smiled, said you might be right Tipped my hat and left at dawn 'Cause the feeling of the leaving Is the only thing that keeps me moving on [Chorus] Just trying to survive And yet l feel alive Making a way wherever I may roam Even though I'm by myself, I'm surely not alone But it's a long long way to get back home Got no chains and got no ties Just the road and open skies Living on the open road since I was grown Chasing down the great unknown But it's a long long way to get back home [Bridge] I used to think home was just a place Four walls, a name, a door But somewhere beyond Utah I stopped keeping score The highway's got a heartbeat And the miles have made me whole I started running from my demons And ended up chasing my soul [Verse 3] Now I don't ask where I'm headed And I don't look behind Got the stars for navigation And the wind to clear my mind Maybe someday I'll land somewhere Lay my bones beside a fire But tonight this road beneath me Is everything I'll ever need or desire [Solo] [Final Chorus] Just trying to survive And yet I feel alive Making a way wherever I may roam Even though I'm by myself, I'm surely not alone But it's a long long way to get back home Got no chains and got no ties Just the road and open skies Living on the open road since I was grown Chasing down the great unknown But it's a long long way to get back home [Outro] It's a long long way to get back home It's a long long way to get back home It's a long long way to get back home
