The highway that leads me back to the town that I come from It runs dark and twisted through the night I'm riding with my windows down, it's a cool August drive But the wind's against my face and I'm alright I can see the stars, I can almost touch the moon The trees bow to welcome me back home It's been such a long time since I drove 18 to daddy's drive Yeah, so much has changed since I've been gone
I hope they remember 1978 December I came out screaming at the world determined to be heard Relentless in my fever and my burning desire to leave here If I'd only known there'd be no place like home 1978 December
The city has a way of swallowing you whole And like the tide it can pull you in too far By the time you realize you've drifted out to sea You've damn near forgotten who you are
Help me remember 1978 December I came out screaming at the world determined to be heard Relentless in my fever and my burning desire to leave here If I'd only known there'd be no place like home
Daddy met me at the door he said it's about time I thought you'd never break away from your city life Later in the kitchen mamma she just smiled She said you need to eat more child
The highway that leads me back to the town that I come from It runs dark and twisted through the night I'm riding with my windows down, it's a cold December drive But the wind's against my face and I'm all right.