Frank Turner - The Road lyrics

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To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feet.<br />

To the west, to the west, I haven't got there yet.<br />

To the north, to the north, never to be caught.<br />

To the south, to the south, my time is running out.<br />

Ever since my childhood I've been scared, I've been afraid, <br />

Of being trapped by circumstance, of staying in one place, <br />

And so I always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully stored, <br />

Somewhere secret, somewhere safe, somewhere close to the door.<br />

Well I've travelled many countries, washed my feet in many seas, <br />

I've drank with grifters in Vienna and with punks in old DC, <br />

And I've driven across deserts, <br />

Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free.<br />

I've felt old before my time<br />

But now I keep the age away by burning up the miles and by filling up my days.<br />

And the nights, a thousand nights I've played, a thousand more to go, <br />

Before I take a breath, and steel myself for the next one thousand shows.<br />

So saddle up your horses and keep your powder dry, <br />

Because the truth is you won't be here long, soon you're going to die.<br />

So to the heart, to the heart, there's no time for you to waste, <br />

And you won't find your precious answers by staying in one place, <br />

By giving up the chase.<br />

I face the horizon, everywhere I go.<br />

I face the horizon, the horizon is my home.