The Road

O'Keefe

Highways and dance halls
A good song takes you far
You write about the moon
You dream about the stars

Blues in old motel rooms
Girls in Daddies' cars
You sing about the nights
You laugh about the scars

Coffee in the morning
Cocaine afternoons
you talk about the weather
you grin about the room

Phone calls long distance
Tell you how you've been
You'll forget about the losses
You'll exaggerate the wins

And when you stop to let'em know you got it down
It's just another town along the road

The ladies come to see you
If your name still rings a bell
They'll get you down to nothin'
And they'll say they knew you well

You tell'em you'll remember
But they know it's just a game
And along the road their faces
All begin to look the same

It isn't for the money
And it's only for a while
You stalk about the rooms
You roll away the miles
Gamblers in the neon
Clinging to guitars
You're right about the moon
But you're wrong about the stars

And when you stop to let'em know you got it down
It's just another town along the road