All the bright lights in Memphis were a shinin'
As we rode in to town on rainy night
We stopped for a bite at the blues cafe'
But we soon had to be on our way
We had a show down the road in Arkansas
Down there they thought I was some kind of star
They has us playin' all night long
And they danced every song
And some nights the bossman payed my bar
My whole life's been Highways 'n' Byways
Broken dreams of designated skyways
Life's been flashin' by
One day I know I'll die
Somewere on Highways and Byways
I've been up and down these roads since my teens
From Milwaukee down to New Orleans
All I've got is this guitar in my hand
My '74 Chevy and my band
If we'd only had a hit to take us higher
Wish I'd done a song that sat the world on fire
Now we're goin' round the same old places
Seeing the same ol' faces
Drivin' this van with worn out tires
My whole life's been Highways 'n' Byways
Broken dreams of disignated skyways
Life's been flashin' by
One day I know I'll die
Somewere on Highways and Byways
Somewere on Highways and Byways
Solo
Now I'm callin' up my daughter just to see
If she'd like to come to hear the boys 'n' me
'Cause tonight we're playin' in our hometown
'N' I'd love it if she'd like to come down
But she tells that she just don't dig our sound
And she hates me for never being around
So tonight just ain't no good time
And she hasn't got a dime
I say you know were I'll be found
My whole life's been Highways 'n' Byways
Broken dreams of designated skyways
Life's been flashin' by
One day I know I'll die
Somewere on Highways and Byways Somewere on Highways and Byways