There's a truck turned over on the highway Flares burning out of the snow Freezing rain in the passing lane I got forty five miles to go Forty five miles Forty five miles Man that's gonna take all night I should have known right away that something was wrong When I started thinking things were all right Things were not all right My old man's sick, my sister's going broke They're closing down my favorite bar I got a smoker's cough and now to top it all off I think I'm gonna wreck my car I'm gonna wreck my car They say life goes in stages like seasons I say something about all of them sucks It's as hard to be hot as it is to be cold You're either out of control or you're stuck You're either out of control Or you're stuck So take whatever road that you want to Careful of the ice and the snow I ain't got time to change my mind I got forty five miles to go Forty five miles Forty five miles Man that's gonna take all night I should have known right away that something was wrong When I started thinking things were all right Things are not all right