作词 : Williams
We passed the stores, we passed the hotels
Filled our car with gas and then
We drove that night, I saw the moon
Almost got us in an accident, and
And then at the rest stop
When that woman tried to steal my wallet
It felt like an adventure
Isn't that what you would call it?

Well isn't that what you would call it?

You're my road buddy, but I'm lonely all the time
I thought that we'd be joking, having long talks on late night drivin'
But you drive so bad I lost my patience
So pass the chips and turn the station
No, this is not a romance with the road

Where the moss grows up the trees
To where the dirt is rusty red
I thought we'd find each story like a snakeskin or an arrowhead
But we only stop at fast food places
They hate their jobs, I understand
I try to act familiar, but they're floating just above the land

And we are all floating

You're my road buddy, but I'm lonely all the time
I thought we'd show that friendship could be stronger than the Crossroads devil
But I, I thought I heard the tollman saying
I'll take that thing you got from praying
Now this is not a romance with the road

And those cliffs are the same as in the magazines I have at home
And the tall grass reminds me of the same dreams I had at home
I thought life was a road and I wanted to begin it

I said, my friend and I are going on a trip so I could only stop a minute
You go to the vending machines
I want to watch these kids with their mother
Sipping on their juice boxes and smiling at each other
And uh, maybe that's their Dad on the phone
Saying, hey Mom, you shouldn't wait, go ahead, have dinner
'Cause we're running just a little late

But we're on our way

How 'bout it?
Road buddy, road buddy
I heard about the boxcars and the family of travelers
But there's real estate signs in the cornfield stubble
I know there's love, I bet there's trouble
But you just can't spend a lifetime from the road

And there's something I finally faced
I finally think I come from someplace
No, this is not a romance with the road