Well I'm sick of all these city lights Paying too much money for a good time Rather call some friends of mine Say there's a place that ain't hard to find It's just two lefts and one right A beat up barn on the county line Ain't too far for a truck or car Yeah I know a place we can go On the backroads And we can crank up that radio Just bring an ice chest full of beer Ain't nothin' but hay fields out here And everything's gonna be all right The dance floor's made of dirt tonight On the backroads Yeah back on the backroads When you get close, you better drive slow Cause this old road's full of potholes Just flip your brights a couple times So we all know you ain't the PoPo Yeah we're all here on country time Tearin' it up under cargo lights We might stay here all night Wake up to that morning sunrise On the backroads And we can crank up that radio Just bring an ice chest full of beer Ain't nothin' but hay fields out here And everything's gonna be all right The dance floor's made of dirt tonight On the backroads Yeah back on the backroads Yeah back on the backroads We can crank up that radio Yeah just bring your beer or alcohol Hell you can even bring your dog If you get lost, just give me a call We're tearin' it up all night long On the backroads Yeah back on the backroads Aw yeah

I recall small town stars The radio tower in the reservoir The way it was The way it goes And the way crazy way you drove Backroads Daredevil on a joyride Thought you were a rebel of some kind Angels watching over all the time Didn't even know Backroads Small town stars That shone and all night only seem to say You are one of our own Hey, you might be someone Someday Heaven was above your head Met you at the Watershed The day the doors of high school close God opens the window Backroads Say goodbye to childhood Getting wild up in the woods Drop the cans when the policemen show And everybody dove Backroads Different cop on the same night Stopped a kid about a tail light Somebody thought it didn't look right Might as well have said he didn't look white Might've rode all night, might've gone far Had he been riding in a different car You and I were in the dark Driving under different stars That shone and all night only seem to stay You are one of our own Hey, you might be someone Someday Young, in love and it's down my eyes Never gonna hurt like the first time Pulling over on a shoulder Let the tears drops roll Backroads Cliché on the radio Speaking straight to my soul Baby, baby please don't go Don't leave me all alone Backroads But I was not alone I had the stars that shone You are one of our own Hey, you might be someone You got hearts to break You've got mistakes to make You got miles And miles And miles to go Backroads Backroads I recall small town stars The radio tower in the reservoir The way it was The way it goes And the crazy way you drove

(Haven't even known you a day) Packed a bookbag, socks and sneakers, and dress shoes just in case Sky bound for my home town, to the north shore on a Sunday Gave a kiss to my lady friend, she's a sweet talk and a sweet taste Gave thanks for my family, thanks to my friends, I'm getting shit-faced, oh well This Long Island, it's a desolate place A far cry from my first love, Michigan sweet talk, and my sweet taste A long way from the long lost dreams, left broken on a California freeway This Brooklyn Oh, Brooklyn You make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) Hopped a southbound train from Bleecker to the Park Slope real estate Looked around for a sit-down brunch with all-you-can-eat poundcake Found a few, maybe six or seven, free coffee and free champagne I haven't seen such a free time living since my sixteenth birthday, yeah oh well This Long Island, it's a desolate place A far cry from my first love, Michigan sweet talk, and my sweet taste A long way from the long lost dreams, left broken on a California freeway This Brooklyn Oh, Brooklyn, yeah You make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day (I haven't even known you a day) Woah, you make Detroit feel so far away And I've only known you a day I haven't even known you a day, yeah, yeah, yeah True like New York, but you lie like L.A. And I've only known you a day I haven't even known you a day Known you a day I've only known you a day Known you a day Ooh, I've only known you a day Known you a day Known you a day, yeah

I, I missed my father's 80th birthday 'Cause I was working Nine to five I didn't want to But I was just too Too busy thinking about Cars, cash, and credit How to establish Myself a blanket To secure Me some savings for the years to come I know nothing's ever over if I can prove My intentions were good So I search for something clever to say to you But I can't 'Cause the action speaks for itself Now I'm back to zero-oh-oh I just called to tell you Tell you I love you Tell you I love you I just called Called to tell you, really nothing at all You know how These things happen I'm not quite sure What's been lacking In my life But I think it's likely it's you I, I missed my first Real anniversary 'Cause I was drinking By myself Being an artist Yeah I was just too-ooh-ooh Too busy dreaming about Songs, fame, and romance And "what a groovy Night for a moondance" I forgot It's not groovy when you're all alone I know nothing's ever over if I can prove My intentions were good So I search for something clever to say to you But I can't 'Cause my tail's tucked between my knees And I feel real sheepish oh-oh I just called to tell you Tell you I love you Tell you I love you I just called Called to tell you, really nothing at all You know how These things happen I'm not quite sure What's been lacking In my life But I think it's likely it's Oh, I think it's likely it's Oh, I think it's likely it's you, ooh-ooh, ooh-oh

Every few days the floor needs sweeping (Every few days, every few days) The garbage is full, the sink is leaking (Every few days, every few days) Every few days there's a mess you've made Bouncing checks, parking tickets you swore that you paid Oh, every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more Every few days the chopping block is (Every few days, every few days) Slashing a hole in both your pockets (Every few days, every few days) Every few days, raise a glass to your face Strike a match for the years on your birthday cake Oh, every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more Every few you days, you're fine Just a few days on the grind You left your faith behind some other door Which one, you don't know Every few days, you say Oh, every few days, you say The real world is killing me slowly The real world is bringing me down The real world is loving me only As much as I let it, and nothing more As much as I let it, and nothing more (Every few days, every few days) Every few days, hey, hey (Every few days, every few days) Every few days (Every few days, every few days) Oh, every few days, every few days

I have all my things away In here With me I can get them when I need But not Today What's the use in trying to stay Inside The seams Where you stitched your hopes and dreams Back in The day There are some who will Always let you down (Always let you down) There are people who will Chain your feet to the ground (To the ground) White picket castles were built To fall down To fall down This old sunken vessel is where I sleep It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Uh-oh, where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now? Walk until my knees get weak My eyes They stare Sunken, tangled in my hair They comb The street Spare a piece of something deep For me, yeah To share If it's something I can wear It's yours To keep There are some who will Always let you down (Always let you down) There are people who will Chain your feet to the ground (To the ground) White picket castles were built To fall down To fall down Oh! this old sunken vessel is where I sleep It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah This old sunken vessel is where I sleep Oh, It's not worth a nickel but it pays my keep Oh, Where's your white picket castle but where You seat yourself now?

(Oooh, ooh, ooh) Oh (Oooh, ooh, ooh) Oh Yea-ah He walks like a soldier Straight talker, a gold card heavy spender Got a budget and a basket of things to see But that soul for you is in me, yeah He makes you feel older, don't you hear Folks say that he used to date Cinderella Bought you two pairs of glass slippers, baby, just in case But that soul for you is in me, yeah It's gonna be hard for you When I'm there Like a ghost Haunting your headphones, passing Through the air It's gonna be hard for you When I'm gone And every day goes by I live in my own world Make nothing for money, a daydream hustler Not a loser, but I sure ain't exemplary But that soul for you it's in me, yeah I ain't no pretender, no, no, noo I maxed-out my gold card when I bought my Fender Baby, all I got is music and groceries But that soul for you, it's in me, yeah It's gonna be hard for you When I'm there Like a ghost Haunting your headphones, passing Through the air It's gonna be hard for you When I'm gone And every day goes by It's gonna be hard for you When I'm there Like a ghost Haunting your headphones, passing Through the air It's gonna be hard for you When I'm gone And every day goes by Oh, soul is a sine Soul is a sine wave Waving goodbye, baby Bye from your heart, back To your mind 'Cause every day goes by Standing is still Soul is a pill Slipped in the "time heals" drink And the wine feels heavenly Hearts don't trust in minds 'Cause every day goes by Oh, oh, soul is a sine Soul is a sine wave Waving goodbye, babe Bye from your heart Back to your mind 'Cause every day-ay-hey Goes bye, yeah (Oooh, ooh, ooh) oh (Oooh, ooh, ooh) oh Oh, it's gonna be hard (for you) It's gonna be hard for you When I'm there Like a ghost Haunting your headphones, passing Through the air It's gonna be hard for you When I'm gone And every day goes by It's gonna be hard for you When I'm there Like a ghost Haunting your headphones, passing Through the air It's gonna be hard for you When I'm gone And every day-aayy Goes bye-eye