Dar Williams - Road Buddy Lyrics
We passed the stores, we passed the hotelsFilled our car with gasolineWe drove that night, I saw the moonAlmost got us in an accidentAnd then at the rest stopWhen that woman tried to steal my walletIt felt like an adventure isnt that what you would call it? iSnt that what you would call it?Youre my road buddy, but Im lonely all the timeI thought wed be joking, having long talks on late night drivesBut you drive so bad I lost my patienceSo pass the chips and turn the stationThis is not a romance with the roadWhere the moss grows up the treesTo where the bird is rustyI thought wed find ecah story like a snakeskin or an arrowheadBut we onlys top at fastfood placesThey hate thier jobs, I understandThey try to act familiar, but theyre floating just above the landAnd we are all floatingYoure my road buddy, but Im lonely all the timeI thought wed show that friendship could be stronger than the crossroadsDouble back I thought I heard the tori sing,Ill take that thingThis is not a romance with the roadIn those cliffs are the same as in the magazines I have at homeAnd the tall grass reminds me of the same dreams I had at homeI thought life was a road and I wanted to begin itI said, my friend and I going on a trip so I could only stop a minuteWe go to the venting machines,I want to watch these kids with their mother, sipping on their juice boxes andSmiling at each other,And maybe thats their dad on the phone,Saying, hey mon, you couldnt wait, go ahead, have dinner, cause werre runningJust a little lateBut were on our wayRoad buddy, road buddy, I heard about the boxcars and the family of travelersBut theres real estate sides in the cornfields I know theres love,I bet theres troubleBut you just cant spend a lifetime on the road and theres something I finallyFacedI finally think I come from someplaceThis is not a romance with the road
