"It Takes Me Back" lyrics

I spent my life on stages
Calling out the changes
To a pickup band
In a tired van broke down in the rain
The tires whine
The moon shines
On Highway signs flying by
The countryside just shrugs and sighs
And looks the other way

Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be

I was hauling ass outta Utah
Running towards Abeline
Where they'll fry your ass
For an ounce of grass
And throw away the key
Now I ain't saying I'm an angel
All I'm saying is I was born free
But I found out what it's all about when they put those cuffs on me

Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be

And all the while that I was away
I longed to hold her close and say
I'm sorry, for everything
But there ain't no turning back
And all the while that I was alone
I longed for her and I longed for home
But the light in her eyes was gone
Like windows painted black
The light in her eyes was gone, like windows painted black

Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be