"Traveling Band" lyrics

Looking at life through a windshield
They say, "Oh, the places you must see"
But it's been an all-nighter
And the sun's getting brighter
Gotta make it to the load-in by three
We see a whole lot of gas station bathrooms
And a whole lot of hotel pools
Putting miles on our boots
We ain't got no roots
We're just a bunch of honky tonkin' fools

Hey, but that's life in a traveling band
And it made me who I am
Home's where my hat is
Anywhere that is
All over this great land
I've seen miles and miles of highways
Still, I gotta chase it while I still can
But that's my life
Playing in a traveling band

I could use a night's rest in my own bed
But I'm a thousand miles away
And I miss my dog and I miss my woman
But we got shows to play
And I'm wishing I was fishing on Cherokee Lake
Jigging spoons off the Church House point
But we're somewhere in the desert
Doing 80 on the highway
Headed for a honky tonk joint

Hey, but that's life in a traveling band
Well, it made me who I am
Home's where my hat is
Anywhere that is
All over this great land
I've seen miles and miles of highways
Still, I gotta chase it while I still can
But that's my life
Playing in a traveling band

Well, the tour's winding down in a few days
Going home for to see my kin
Try to get caught up on my shut eye
And improve the shape I'm in
Well, this stop and go life ain't easy
Well, it's hard on your mind and your health
But playing country music's how I make my livin'
And the bills ain't gonna pay their self

Hey, but that's life in a traveling band
Well, it made me who I am
Home's where my hat is
Anywhere that is
All over this great land
I've seen miles and miles of highways
Still, I gotta chase it while I can
But that's my life
Playing in a traveling band

Well, but that's my life
Playing in a traveling band
Ah, but that's my life
Playing in a traveling band