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Happy Home on the Lost Highway

from Take Me As I Am by Johnny C. Lately

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© 2013 Woodrow Thomas

I left town many years ago.
I didn’t look back and I didn’t slow.
I found a life so far away,
In a happy home on the lost highway.

Ramblin’ Jack and Woody, too,
Townes Van Zandt, to name a few,
They played their songs along the way.
They built their homes on the lost highway.

Some say the wind is your only friend.
Some say the road will never end.
But I’m here to say, I’m bound to stay.
In a happy home, on the lost highway.

I met a girl and she slowed me down.
She wanted me to stick around.
But that would have to wait for another day,
In a happy home on the lost highway.

You can make a lifestyle out of rock ‘n’ roll.
I know because Neil Young told me so.
It’s better to burn out than to fade away,
In a happy home on the lost highway.

Some say the wind is your only friend.
Some say the road will never end.
But I’m here to say, I’m bound to stay.
In a happy home, on the lost highway.

So hurry sundown, don’t take your time.
The day is done and the night is mine.
I’ll place my head where the angels lay,
In a happy home on the lost highway.

If life becomes too much of a chore,
Then stash the key to your front door.
Get an old guitar and learn to play,
And find your home on the lost highway.

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from Take Me As I Am, track released December 1, 2013

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Johnny C. Lately has been one of the mainstays of the Northeast Texas songwriters scene for over 35 years.

He plays original songs based on his personal experience which explore the themes of Life, Death, Love and Laughter and throws in a few timeless cover songs to season the mix.

Originals, Roots, Black Dirt Country and Delta Blues ... more

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