Track Insight / Lyrics
Perched on my wooden perch, I watch the bayou sway
As the day's last light drifts like a sail across the gray
The toll booth's my office, no frills, no fancy flair
Just a lonely keeper, counting cars, with the cypress trees my only pair
Night falls, neon lights flicker, the world slows its pace
I long to trade my numbers for open highway space
Freedom in the headlights, wind in my hair, just me and the night
A dream that escapes the toll of daily grind and the heavy toll of life
Oh, take me where the road unwinds, under the open sky
I'll leave this booth behind, with its numbers and its sigh
The stars up high will be my guide, as the miles roll by
Bayou dusk to dawn, I'll ride, 'til the world's alive
Memories I've collected, like seashells on the shore
Of restless nights like this, when the moon shines evermore
The call of distant horizons, a siren to my soul
Restless dreams of wandering, of stories left untold
Night falls, neon lights glow, the world slows its stride
I long to trade my booth for open highway pride
Freedom in the headlights, wind in my hair, just me and the night
A dream that escapes the toll of daily grind and the heavy toll of life
Oh, take me where the road unwinds, under the open sky
I'll leave this booth behind, with its numbers and its sigh
The stars up high will be my guide, as the miles roll by
Bayou dusk to dawn, I'll ride, 'til the world's alive
In the stillness, I can hear the river's gentle hum
A melody that echoes through this endless gum
It's calling me to wander, to chase the open road
Leave the bayou's twilight, for the dawn breaking gold
Oh, take me where the road unwinds, under the open sky
I'll leave this booth behind, with its numbers and its sigh
The stars up high will be my guide, as the miles roll by
I'll ride 'til the world's alive, 'til the day I die
I'll take this highway to the heavens, beneath the starry dome
My final toll, the last goodbye, as my spirit starts to roam
Free and wild, untamed and true, on a journey ever anew.
