He pulled out in a cloud of dust

Layin' rubber and spewin' rust

And on any road he'd take

He'd have his foot on the pedal but my heart on the brake



Underneath the smooth tar curves

A road is only dust and dirt

On a lonely interchange

The signs all look the same



'Cause a road is just a road and a feelin's just a feelin'

No matter where you go

From Bakersfield to San Antone

A road is just a road when the one you love is leavin' on

And midnight's another dawn a hundred miles ago



He pulled out of sight of me

Believin' that I'd set him free

But I'd heard the voice of the prisoner

Sayin' he couldn't get enough of her



You can go by land, you can go by air

Go by sea, hell I don't care

You can go anyway you choose

Wearin' out the soles of your travelin' shoes



'Cause a road is just a road and a feelin's just a feelin'

No matter where you go

From Bakersfield to San Antone

A road is just a road when the one you love is leavin' on

And midnight's another dawn a hundred miles ago

(Bangor Maine to El Paso)



And every sleepless night I see him screamin' by the scenery

Not noticing another mile that's rolled on between him and me



'Cause a road is just a road and a feelin's just a feelin'

No matter where you go

From Bakersfield to San Antone

A road is just a road when the one you love is leavin' on

And midnight's another dawn a hundred miles ago

(Waterloo to San Bernardino)

(Washington to Amarillo)