And we light up on the brakes And talk of things that we all know
But I've heard it all before
And I'll hear it all again
And I've heard it said
The highway never ends
The highway never ends
The highway never ends
[00:00.760] [00:13.870]I drove in on the four lane [00:15.340] [00:16.520]Where the two lane used to be [00:18.360] [00:19.850]The highway hummed a near forgotten tune [00:22.330] [00:23.970]From 1963 [00:25.490] [00:26.580]The year I turned 18 and set my sights [00:29.180] [00:30.630]And heard the highway call [00:32.250] [00:33.750]Now the highway's come full circle [00:35.630] [00:36.790]To a place I scarce recall [00:38.720] [00:42.220]There's a girl I still remember [00:43.950] [00:45.780]Whose name I can't recall [00:47.470] [00:49.540]I gave her what I had but then [00:51.440] [00:52.790]She tried to take it all [00:54.320] [00:55.460]I stayed long enough to love her [00:57.830] [00:58.630]And then left her on the run [01:00.780] [01:02.640]Like a flower left to wither [01:04.700] [01:05.470]In that deep East Texas sun [01:07.940] [01:10.970]There's a place out on the highway [01:13.580] [01:14.200]Where I go to spend my time [01:16.050] [01:17.260]Where the bartenders all know me [01:20.020] [01:20.750]And the players are friends of mine [01:22.640] [01:24.350]And we light up on the brakes [01:26.310] [01:27.270]And talk of things that we all know [01:29.960] [01:32.800]But I've heard it all before [01:34.720] [01:38.400]And I'll hear it all again [01:40.210] [01:43.410]And I've heard it said [01:45.170]The highway never ends [01:47.710] [01:59.540]So what about old handsome Johnny [02:01.260] [02:03.670]And the class of '64 [02:05.270] [02:07.090]Did the women all make promises [02:08.670] [02:10.340]When they shipped him off to war [02:12.150] [02:13.950]Did his mama get the medal [02:15.220] [02:17.080]And did his country ever win [02:18.630] [02:20.170]Well let's drink a round to Johnny [02:21.950] [02:23.460]'Cuz he died for all our sins [02:25.510] [02:28.280]They're still down there in the factories [02:30.450] [02:32.320]You can see 'em in the mills [02:33.970] [02:35.510]They've sweated there for years Lord [02:37.350] [02:39.270]I guess they always will [02:40.790] [02:42.560]And you know they won't be leaving [02:44.330] [02:45.750]And I can't watch 'em die that way [02:47.690] [02:49.200]So in my rear view mirror [02:51.070] [02:52.270]I'll just watch them slip away [02:54.500] [02:57.080]There's a place out on the highway [02:59.830] [03:00.650]Where I go to spend my time [03:02.590] [03:03.760]Where the bartenders all know me [03:06.490] [03:07.050]And the players are friends of mine [03:09.370] [03:10.820]And we light up on the brakes [03:13.260]And talk of things that we all know [03:16.590] [03:19.350]But I've heard it all before [03:21.050] [03:24.260]And I'll hear it all again [03:26.550] [03:29.460]And I've heard it said [03:30.480] [03:31.690]The highway never ends [03:33.110] [03:37.890]The highway never ends [03:39.280] [03:45.260]The highway never ends
