Smiling faces and faraway places that I've seen out on the road
5 million miles of wall-to-wall smiles on the lips of the young and old
What do I do when they turn off the lights and there's no one here I know
And the hands on the clock say it's quarter to one and it's nearly time to go
I point my feet towards the doorway in search of someone at cafe
And I guess it's just another day out on the road
Just when I start singing this song, I don't remember when
And there's just 30 faces in this whole world and they keep exchanging names
Just when I get to know them well enough to call 'em friends
I have to go back out on the road again
Smiling faces and faraway places that I've seen out on the road
5 million miles of wall-to-wall smiles on the lips of the young and old
Cheap motels and long winding rails of the train taking me back home
"How do you do," "it's so good to see you," and I'm back on the road again
What do I do when I make 35 and I'm sitting in a rocking chair
Newspaper, clip-pens and old snap charts, I remember when I was there
And if had it over I don't think I'd change a thing
I'd spend all the days I love out on the road
Smiling faces and faraway places that I've seen out on the road
5 million miles of wall-to-wall smiles on the lips of the young and old
Cheap motels and long winding rails of the train taking me back home
"How do you do," "it's so good to see you," and I'm back on the road again
Back on the road again
