Open Road Songtext
von Jess Klein

You and I had seen the open road
Had the nerve to give it one more go
With a car from your old job and my book of songs
A Mexican blanket to cover the guitars
And the faith of those whose race was not run
Hey it might get rough out there I know
But we can do this, take my hand, let′s go
Said you loved to drive through the night
Drove us up to Michigan alright
Then the old friend you never thought you'd see again
Came out in Cleveland and started buying you rounds
You toasted freedom but your eyes were looking down
I tried to ask are you alright
You didn′t answer, just drove through the night
Out on the open road
Where long shadows show
And riders pray for the light we know
Not to be died
The same old friend showed up in three more towns
Seemed to turn your old nerve around


Somewhere near Buffalo that old car slowed
Too much weight, too many miles
I guess you knew something had to go
Like a dream the old friend took the wheel
Left me by the snowbanks with the pain you wouldn't feel
Now sometimes I see you around
I can never seem to make a sound
I heard you're working at an office job now
I′m still out here, I don′t always know why
I think about you and it darkens my eyes
But I guess this life still gives me hope
Some kind of freedom, some kind of rope
Out on the open road
Where long shadows show
And riders pray for the light we know
Not to be died
And all our souls want to turn around
And crawl back underground
But me, I'll head for the light I found
And grow old trying
You and I had seen the open road