No. 7

I'd rather be home,
But i make my livin' on the go
Big silver eagle spreads her wings
And drops us at another show
I think about holdin' my baby tonight
As i listin to the big wheels roll
Three days into a six week tour,
Gettin' in the rhythm of the road

We pick and sing,
Say "goodnight" then we'll be flyin'
My world's a chain of one-night-stands
Strung together by the center line
I don't know where i'll wake up tomorrow,
But i can't let the tempo slow
Every town is just another beat,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

The rhythm of the road's got a mind of its own
If you find it it'll drive you insane
Like the clackity-clack of a railroad track
I'm rattlin' like an old freight train
Towns are flashin' by, the folks are wavin' "hi"
They all start to look the same
Gotta stop for a minute, be glad i'm in it
Remember just why i came

Those highway signs, lord, they keep me on the move
I think about givin' it up sometimes,
And gettin' in a diff'ren groove
But i just let the days slide by,
Get goin' with the flow
A four/four beat's the only time i keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road
A four/four beat's the only time i keep,
Livin' in the rhythm of the road

Livin' in the rhythm of the road

Let's turn the lights down soft and low
And watch the fire embers glow
Let's lock the world outside the door
This is the night we've been waiting for

The moon is shining through the window pane
I hear the echo of a passing train
Taking someone's lover far away
But in your arms is where i wanna stay

Tonight i'm the luckiest man in the world
Wrapped in the arms of a beautiful girl
And now that i've found you
I'm never gonna let you go

Let your hair fall across your breast
Show me the warmth of your soft caress
The music's playin' soft and slow
We're driftin' into the afterglow

Tonight i'm the luckiest man in the world
Wrapped in the arms of a beautiful girl
And now that i've found you
I'm never gonna let you go

I'm never gonna let you go

I'm never gonna let you go

I'm never gonna let you go

just a one pump fil-in station
Lord and one old general store
I found her in that wide spot in the road

And the brightest lights she'd ever seen
Were the headlights on my pickup
Till she saw the lights behind those swinging doors

And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground

I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down

So country, young and pretty
She's never been no where before
And i lost her behind those swinging doors

Now it's just me and my old pickup
Making every joint in town
Cuz tonight she's out somewhere to burn one down

And everywhere she goes
She leaves the jukebox smoking
Everywhere she's been
There's ashes on the ground

I see the glow in the sky
Through the teardrops in my eyes
My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down

My old flame's out burning
Another honky tonk down