Written in Buffalo, Wyoming, USA June 2012
I spent most of the afternoon working on a new song, on a porch overlooking a beautiful ranch, you could see horses grazing in the field and the sun slowly setting. After giving up on the first song after several hours, I wrote this tune very quickly.
lyrics
Drive until I lose the road, Drive until I lose the road,
Sometimes I’m most at home when I don’t know where to go
Drive until I lose the road,
Love you but I cannot stay, Love you but I always stray
Places I am going they don’t give our kind a name
Love you but I cannot stay
I beg and plead
The miles could stretch out behind me
Looking up at stars without names
I am changed
Trouble stay away from me, I’m like a gambler with the lottery
Temptation is my best friend with expert timing
Trouble stay away from me
Try I try I’m bound to fail, To a hammer, everything is a nail
Fear it was an Everest my experience molehills
Try I try I’m bound to fail
I beg and plead
The miles could stretch out behind me
Looking up at stars without names
I am changed
I slept in parking I played for free
I slept in parking lots and played for free
But in my wildest dreams I never hoped you’d stick by me
I slept in parking lots and played for free
I beg and plead
The miles could stretch out behind me
Looking up at stars without names
I am changed
Drive until I lose the road, Drive until I lose the road,
But I’ll always have a place for you
Anywhere we go it’s the passenger seat and our home is the road
credits
from Travel Songs Deluxe,
released April 27, 2017
Cello, Violin and string arrangement by Kelsey Von Strantz
Trumpet by Eli Hall
Guitar and Vocals by Kristen Ford
Recorded and mixed in Nashville, TN by Kristen Ford
Mastering by Mike Degener
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