The Road

O'Keefe
 Highways and dance halls
 A good song takes you far
 You write about the moon
 You dream about the stars
 Blues in old motel rooms
 Girls in Daddies' cars
 You sing about the nights
 You laugh about the scars
 Coffee in the morning
 Cocaine afternoons
 you talk about the weather
 you grin about the room
 Phone calls long distance
 Tell you how you've been
 You'll forget about the losses
 You'll exaggerate the wins
 And when you stop to let'em know you got it down
 It's just another town along the road
 The ladies come to see you
 If your name still rings a bell
 They'll get you down to nothin'
 And they'll say they knew you well
 You tell'em you'll remember
 But they know it's just a game
 And along the road their faces
 All begin to look the same
 It isn't for the money
 And it's only for a while
 You stalk about the rooms
 You roll away the miles
 Gamblers in the neon
 Clinging to guitars
 You're right about the moon
 But you're wrong about the stars
 And when you stop to let'em know you got it down
 It's just another town along the road