When I started out to write this song
You and I were walkin' down
the highway holdin' hands
I was gonna write about how much
a woman's love can help a man
But somethin' kinda restless
started stirrin' in my body
Before I even got my guitar out
And I'm glad I didn't waste my time
writin' all these lovin' lines
I don't feel that way about it now
The only way to travel is to hit that
A man don't need his back or his brain
loaded down with someone else
And when it starts to raining
he don't have to find a shelter
For anybody's body but his own uh huh
the only way to travel is alone
I guess I just felt sorry for you walkin' down
the highway in the morning in the cold
Or else why would I let you tag along and start
But thank the Lord the wind came up
and blew a little common sense
Across the sandy deserts of my mind
Now I can leave you standing
here and never shed a tear
And live like I should have all the time
