[outro musical solo] [Verse 1] The old blue van was my chariot then Tires bald as my dreams, but we rolled with a grin From Memphis to Mobile, barrooms to fairs Carried my songs through the smokey air [Pre-Chorus] Every mile a lesson, every turn a sign Leaving yesterday on the highway line. [Chorus] Oh, the old blue van, she groaned and she whined But she carried this heart down the lonesome line Every mile was a story, every dent was a friend The old blue van took me start to end [Verse 2] Gas station coffee, AM radio hum Wrote half my life with a cigarette bum The dashboard was littered with maps and old rhymes Each one a marker of those travelin’ times [Pre-Chorus] Every mile a lesson, every turn a sign Leaving yesterday on the highway line. [Chorus] Oh, the old blue van, she groaned and she whined But she carried this heart down the lonesome line Every mile was a story, every dent was a friend The old blue van took me start to end [Bridge] Now she’s rustin’ in a field, but I still hear her call The hum of the highway, the stage’s small hall She taught me the road ain’t just where you roam It’s the songs you sing that bring you home [Verse 3] The engine coughed, the gears would grind Leaving troubles and worries behind Just open road and a fading sun A journey started, never quite done. [Outro Chorus] Here’s to the old blue van, my faithful old friend She carried me through from beginning to end Every mile was a story, every dent was a friend The old blue van, my journey's true friend. [outro musical solo]
