The Mother Road Boogie

(Verse 1)

From Lake Michigan's shore, where the journey began,

A brand new chapter for a travelin' man.

Through the St. Louis Arch, a silver streak,

Another mile marker, for the promises I keep.

Past the Oklahoma plains and the Texas heat,

With a boogie-woogie rhythm in my tired feet.

Yeah, the road's been a singer, and I've been its friend,

And the song is just rolling, from start to end.

(Chorus)

O-o-oh, the Mother Road Boogie, yeah, the whole damn way,

From Chicago to Santa Monica Bay.

Yeah, the rhythm's in the highway, the story's in my soul,

Gonna ride this feeling, gonna lose all control.

Yeah, the Route 66, it's a tune in my heart,

Where the freedom and the road will never be apart.

(Verse 2)

Saw the Cadillacs buried in the dusty ground,

Left a little piece of my story without a sound.

Then the neon shinin' in Tucumcari's haze,

A firefly glow in the desert maze.

Through Gallup's red canyons and Winslow's famous corner,

Yeah, the road has been my only informer.

From Arizona's sunshine to California's air,