I got money in my pocket and a guitar in my hand
These lonely nights wihout you are more than I can stand
I work like a puppet but it's time to cut the string.


I hit the ground runnin' and I won't be looklin' back
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one way track

It won't take to long just you wait and see.

As long as it will lead me back to you

Any old stretch of blacktop will do.

North, south, east or west been everywhere it seems

Uptown rooms and honky tonks don't feel like home to me
I'll be steppin' out the rhythm while I'm singin' a new song
And it's knowin' where I'm goin' that will keep me movin' on.


Turn my collar to the wind and put my thumb up in the air
Flag a deisel down or catch a bus from anywhere

Colorado, Californi or even Kelemazoo.

As long as it will lead me back to you

Any old stretch of blacktop will do.

--- Instrumental ---


I hit the ground runnin' and I won't be looklin' back
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one way track

It won't take to long just you wait and see.

As long as it will lead me back to you

Any old stretch of blacktop will do.

--- Instrumental ---


North, south, east or west been everywhere it seems
Uptown rooms and honky tonks don't feel like home to me

I'll be steppin' out the rhythm while I'm singin' a new song
'Cause right around the corner I see the lights of our home...


--- Instrumental to fade ---