[Pop-Rock - 96 BPM - 4/4 - Male Baritone Vocal] [Intro] From Chicago streets to the ocean shore Some roads live forevermore Every mile, a memory untold Every turn, another story unfolds [Verse 1] Nineteen twenty-six, a line was drawn From Chicago west into the dawn Through the heartland, where the engines ran Giving little towns a fighting chance Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma Texas, New Mexico, Arizona California, where the journey ends Eight states connected, where the highways bend [Pre-Chorus] From the open plains to the ocean foam Every passing town became a home Two thousand four hundred forty-eight miles Of working hands and hopeful smiles [Chorus] Oh, Mother Road, keep rolling on Main Street of America, forever strong Route 66, you carried the dreams Of restless hearts and broken dreams From Chicago to Santa Monica Through the years, through the dust and rain Oh, Mother Road, they can change the signs But they can't erase your name [Verse 2] In the thirties, when the Dust Bowl came Families watched their fields turn gray Packed their lives in a weathered car Headed west with a dream so far California held a chance to begin A better life beyond the pain they'd seen Every roadside stop, every filling station Kept the wheels alive across the nation [Pre-Chorus] Through the hard times, through the tears You carried hope across the years Every journey, every town Another dream was westward bound [Chorus] Oh, Mother Road, keep rolling on Main Street of America, forever strong Route 66, you carried the dreams Of restless hearts and broken dreams From Chicago to Santa Monica Through the years, through the dust and rain Oh, Mother Road, they can change the signs But they can't erase your name [Bridge] Then the interstates came rolling through A faster way, a highway new The trucks moved on, the towns grew still Old roadside signs stood on the hill Decommissioned, taken off the rolls But never erased from the nation's soul The pavement cracked, the years rolled by Still, that road refused to die [Verse 3] Now they're bringing those old towns back Restoring the signs along the track The diners, motels, memories remain And travelers take that ride again Historic places, stories preserved A living road that still deserves A place in every traveler's heart Where America's highway dreams got their start [Final Chorus] Oh, Mother Road, keep rolling on Main Street of America, forever strong Route 66, through the joy and pain Your spirit rides across the plains Two thousand four hundred forty-eight miles Eight states of history, tears, and smiles From Chicago to Santa Monica The Mother Road is calling us again Oh, Mother Road, keep rolling on Through every town, your memory lives on They may have changed the highway signs But Route 66 will outlive time [Outro] From Illinois to California's shore The Mother Road lives forevermore Sixty-six, your story's never done Another mile, another setting sun Keep rolling on... Mother Road... keep rolling on... [End]
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