The Refreshments - Highways And Byways lyrics

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All the bright lights in Memphis were shining

as we road into town one rainy night

we stopped for a butt at the blues cafe

while we soon had to be on our way

We had a show down the road in Arkansas

'cause down there they thought i was some kind of star they had us playin all night long

and they danced to every song

some nights the bossman payed my bar

Chorus:

My whole life's been highways and byways

broken dreams of designated skyways

life's been flashing by, one day I'll know I'll die somewhere on highways and byways

I've been up and down these roads since my teens

from Milwaukee down in New Orleans

and all I've got is this guitar in my hand

my seventy four Chevy and my band

if we only had a hit to take us higher

Wish i got a song to set the world on fire

now we're going round the same old places

seeing the same old faces,

driving this van with worn out tires

Chorus:

My whole life spring highways and byways

broken dreams of designated sky wings

life's been flashing by, one day I'll know I'll buy

somewhere on highways and byways

somewhere on highways and byways

Now I'm calling up my daughter just to see

If she wants to come hear the boys and me

'Cause tonight we're playin in our home town

And i'd love it if she liked to come down

But she tells me she just don't dig our sound (outside)

if she hates me for never being around

so tonight just ain't no good time

and she doesn't have a dime

I say you know where I'll be found

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Thanks to Johan V for correcting these lyrics