On a long and lonesome highway
East of Omaha
You can hear the engines singin'
Moanin' out its one note song
You can think about the woman
Or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin'
The way they always do
When you're ridin' 16 hours
There's nothin' much to do
You don't feel much like ridin'
You just wish the trip was through
Here I am, I'm on the road again
Here I am, I'm up on the stage
Here I go, I'm playin' star again
Here I go, turn the page
So you walk into this restaurant
You strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
And you pretend it doesn't bother you
You just want to explode
Most times you can't hear 'em talk
Other times you can
All the same old cliches
"Is it woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered
You don't dare make a stand
Oh, here I am, I'm on the road again
Here I am, I'm up on the stage
Here I go, I'm playin' star again
Here I go, turn the page
Oh, out there in the spotlight
You're a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
That you try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
Like the music that you play
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
The echoes from the amplifiers
Ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememberin' what she said
Here I am, I'm on the road again
Here I am, I'm up on the stage
Here I go, playin' star again
Here I go, turn the page
Oh, here I am, I'm on the road again
And here I am, up on the stage
Here I go, I'm playin' star again
And there I go, here I go