Any Ole Stretch of Blacktop
[Verse 1]
I got money in my pocket and a guitar in my hand
Those lonely nights without you hon, is more than I can stand
I work like a puppet but it's time to cut the string

[Chorus]
I hit the ground runnin' and I won't be lookin' back
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one-way track
It won't take too long, just you wait and see
As long as it will lead me back to you
Any ole stretch of blacktop will do

[Verse 2]
North, south, east or west, I've been everywhere it seems
Hotel rooms and honky-tonks don't feel like home to me
I'll be steppin' out the rhythm while I'm singin' a new song
Knowin' where I'm goin', it keeps me movin' on

[Verse 3]
I'll turn up my collar to the wind
And put my thumb up in the air
Flag a diesel down and catch a bus from anywhere
Colorado, California, even Kalamazoo
As long as it will lead me back to you
Any ole stretch of blacktop will do
[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
I hit the ground runnin' and I won't be lookin' back
I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one-way track
It won't take too long, just you wait and see
As long as it will lead me back to you
Any ole stretch of blacktop will do

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2, repeated]
North, south, east or west
Been everywhere it seems
Hotel rooms and honky-tonks
Don't feel like home to me
I'll be steppin' out the rhythm
While I'm singin' a new song
'Cause right around the corner will be the lights of our home

[Instrumental to fade]