[Intro] [Verse 1] Met her on a Tuesday night in Jackson, Tennessee She was hummin’ with the jukebox, pourin’ shots of whiskey neat Said she’s headin’ west for freedom, got a truck and one spare seat So I threw my bag beside her boots and she left that town with me [Chorus] Freedom ain’t for holdin’, it just rolls along the road We were laughin’, singin’ stories that nobody ever told Love was just a stop sign we forgot to read, You know? She’s somewhere past the sunset And I’m still takin’ the long way home....... (the long way).... [Verse 2] Hit the Texas border, rain came down like broken glass She danced beneath the thunder — man, she moves like a Snake in Molasses. (aaaaa) I said “Girl, you’re somethin’ wild,” she just smiled and let it pass By the time we hit El Paso, we’d already run outta Gas ooo..... [Chorus] Freedom ain’t for holdin’, it just rolls along the road We were laughin’, singin’ stories that nobody ever told Love was just a stop sign we forgot to read, you know? She’s somewhere past the sunset ...And I’m still takin’ the long way home..... (oooooo).... [musical interlude] (Yeah, the long way home…) [Bridge] Now every mile’s a memory, every song’s her face I still hear her harmony floatin’ through the space Of this old truck radio, playin’ ghosts of better days Seems like only Yesterday, that it was Her an' Me..... (ooooo) yeah! [musical flourish] [Verse 3] I saw her once in Frisco, hand in hand with someone new She waved like nothin’ happened — I just smiled and nodded too Guess the road had split between us, like Roads often do But I thank her for the freedom and the fire I’m still runnin’ through.... ooo ooo.... [Final Chorus] Freedom ain’t for holdin’, it just rolls along the road We were laughin’, singin’ stories that nobody ever told Love was just a stop sign we forgot to read, you know? She’s somewhere past the sunset ....And I’m still takin’ the long way home (takin' the long way)... [Outro] (Yeah… still rollin’… still rollin’ home…) ........I’m still takin’ the long way home [musical ending]
