I got something you want, babe
But you can't have it all
Don't count on me to be there
When you take that fall
My favorite spots are truck stops
Where they don't serve fine champagne
And I hate to see you on the back of my bike
Riding in the rain

I pay my way the hard way
And I just want to be free
It's much too late for you to try
To spark a fire in me
Can't you see

I'm on that long lost highway
I got to go my way alone
I'm on that long lost highway
And I can't find my way back home

This town is just a whistle stop
Better get out while you can
It never can be right for us
You've got to understand
You're much too bright to let me be
A chain around your neck
You're sailing on uncharted seas
With no captain on the deck

You got a ticket out of here
The big time lies ahead
And all your youth and spirit
Can't resurrect the dead
It's like I said

I'm on that long lost highway
I got to go my way alone
I'm on that long lost highway
And I can't find my way back home

I'm on that long lost highway
I got to go my way alone
I'm on that long lost highway
And I can't find my way back home

� 1986 Elorac Music (ASCAP), Lauren-Wesley Music (BMI)

Lyrics courtesy of Elorac Music.