I remember the night my dad stopped the car And got out in the rain Changed a blown out tire on a car For a family with out of state plates I said dad did we know those folks As they waved and drove out of sight He just smiled as he started the car He said son not 'til tonight
You see the road you leave behind you Is another road you're gonna have to come back down It's just the way this big old world turns 'round You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
Stuck out on the highway one night Many years gone by Had the hood of my truck pulled up My ol' gas tank was dry Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift Pulled up to check on me He said I been in your shoes before son And it's no place to be
You see the road you leave behind you Is another road you're gonna have to come back down It's just the way this big old world turns 'round You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
I said what do I owe you friend you could easily passed me by He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime
You see the road you leave behind you Is another road you're gonna have to come back down It's just the way this big old world turns 'round You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
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