I've always been a traveling man, going from place to place
Grass never grows under my feet cause I keep at a pretty good pace
Mm hmmm I keep at a pretty good pace
Here today and gone tomorrow, never stay around too long
The hum of the road always plays my favorite song
Mm hmmm and I sing along
Something about the open road, I feel right at home
Gotta be up before the sun and out ahead of the storm mm hmmm
Coffee in a cup, and the truck is runnin' fine
One hand on the steering wheel and the past is far behind
Mm hmmm leave the past far behind
Landmarks along the way, well I've seen em all for sure
Mountain view and city lights and all these damn detours
Mm hmmm here comes another damn detour
It's a peaceful sense of freedom, out on the open road
Takes me away and always circles me back home mm hmmm
And now I'm in a stretch of weather, mix of sleet and snow
Pop it in to 4 high and just take her slow
Mm hmmm this ain't my first rodeo
Now the sun's coming up in my rear view mirror
Looking out toward the west, well it's all good and clear
Mm hmmm but damn there's a lot of deer
Something about the open road, I feel right at home
Gotta be up before the sun and out ahead of the storm, mm hmmm
Life in the passin' lane, might just pass you by
Going too fast to ever stop and see those exit signs
Mm hmmm hey that's your exit sign man
Someone said that freedom, lives on the open road
But a million miles of running, wears the soul down to the bone
Yeah I think it's time to just go home
It's a peaceful sense of freedom, out on the open road
Takes me away and always circles me back home where I belong
I think it's time, for this old traveling man, to just go home
