There's Gotta Be a Road – Lyrics Page 3

Whenever I get lonely, I pick up my guitar

And I play myself a song or two

To play some of the blues away, and sometimes it don't take long

To get my feelings right, and start my day anew

It doesn't happen often, and most of the time

Just the strings singing eases all the pain

But when I sing this song, my defense tumbles down

It makes me think of things I'll never have again

I can still remember late nights sitting long

While I played every song I knew for you

I know I'd miss a beat and I know my voice would crack

Every time I sang a line that said I love you

Well I still stay up late playing every night

As though I had an audience to hear

I'll still miss those beats and my voice still may not hold

But the message still comes out loud and clear

Whenever I get lonely, I pick up my guitar

And I play myself a song or two

To play some of the blues away, and sometimes it don't take long

To get my feelings right, and start my day anew

But you know, I miss you so much, and everything you did

Makes me long for the way things used to be

But some things haven't changed, for wherever you have gone

I know you're sitting there listening to me

Some people think I'm as free as you please

Running around, singing all the day through

When they ask me about it, they act so surprised

When I say it's a song of devotion to you

I can't remember not knowing the tune

I can't remember the words being wrong

If they say that I'm lonely they're telling a lie

'Cause you're with me wherever I'm singing this song

And when I get tired, start drifting away

You are the anchor I tie myself to

And in the morning, I'll wake up again

I'll be singing this song of devotion to you

Don't take a look at your face in the mirror

Don't listen to your voice as you sing in the night

There's something more than restless crept into your bones

It's the spirit of the lone wolf in your heart

You'll find him on the highway driving in the night

Maybe at a truck stop with a coffee by himself

In a room full of people he's off in the woods

'Cause he's a lone wolf, a lone wolf just the same

Maybe it's the sound of his wheels that makes him run

He's got wings on his feet, and they don't ever tire

He travels light so the wind carries him along

Far away from the things that tie you and me down

He sits at night underneath the stars

Howling at the full moon as it rises high

Maybe there's some comfort singing in the night

'Cause you can't get him to take it from anywhere else

Yet sometimes the wind blows and the nights get cold

And when he slows down, he can almost hear

It's a voice with a song that's almost enticing

But he's a lone wolf, a lone wolf just the same

And even if he cries himself to sleep

You know those tears will be dry when the sun rises

Just as long as he doesn't see his face in the mirror

He won't see the animal that he's become