I'VE BEEN UP
AND I'VE BEEN DOWN
I'VE WORKED THE FIELDS
I'VE PLOWED THE GROUND
I'VE TAKEN STRAIN
AND PRESSURE
'TIL I THOUGHT
I MIGHT EXPLODE
NOW I DREAM OF
CHILDHOOD DAYS
OF MODEL PLANES
AND LEMONADE
WHEN THE DAY
STRETCHED OUT
BEFORE ME
LIKE A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
YES A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
'BOUT A MILLION MILES
OR SO
WHEN YOU'RE JUST
A CHILD THERE AIN'T
NO TIME BUT NOW
I MUST HAVE LEFT
THAT LONG OLD ROAD
SEVEN HUNDRED
YEARS AGO
BUT I'D FIND IT
ONCE AGAIN
IF I KNEW HOW
I'VE WORKED IN
CITY FACTORIES
THEIR PLASTIC DIRT
STILL CLINGS TO ME
MONOTONY
NEAR KILLED ME LORD
IT WAS A HEAVY LOAD
NOW I DREAM OF
COMIC BOOKS
AND HORNY TOADS
AND FISHIN' HOOKS
WHEN THE DAY
STRETCHED OUT
BEFORE ME
LIKE A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
YES A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
'BOUT A MILLION MILES
OR SO
WHEN YOU'RE JUST
A CHILD THERE AIN'T
NO TIME BUT NOW
I MUST HAVE LEFT
THAT LONG OLD ROAD
SEVEN HUNDRED
YEARS AGO
BUT I'D FIND IT
ONCE AGAIN
IF I KNEW HOW
SO I WATCH
THE CHILDREN PLAY
AND DREAM MY DREAMS
OF YESTERDAY
DON'T TELL THEM
TO BE GRATEFUL
I'M SURE THAT THEY'VE
BEEN TOLD
IF I KNEW THEN
WHAT I KNOW NOW
THAT WOULD HAVE
MESSED IT UP SOMEHOW
WHEN THE DAY
STRETCHED OUT
BEFORE ME
LIKE A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
YES A LONG LONG
TEXAS ROAD
'BOUT A MILLION MILES
OR SO
WHEN YOU'RE JUST
A CHILD THERE AIN'T
NO TIME BUT NOW
I MUST HAVE LEFT
THAT LONG OLD ROAD
SEVEN HUNDRED
YEARS AGO
BUT I'D FIND IT
ONCE AGAIN
IF I KNEW HOW