TRACKS AND ROADS

when his friends took off for college
he said he'd be right on their tail
but their voices faded in the factory's din
routine sucked the wind from his sails
day-to-day is what you do
when the future fails to call
he wonders why things just aren't the same
when nothing's really changed at all

   rigs thunder down the highway
   that amtrak whistle blows
   but tracks and roads mean nothing
   when you've got no place to go

kids that he once knew just to say 'hi'
like brothers they shake hands and smile
from a small group of girls who once weren't good enough
he'll choose an equal to share the aisle
come on back when you can
a mail box there will still claim his name
cause when you're paying for the ticket with any kind of change
it gets too easy to miss the train

   rigs thunder down the highway
   that amtrak whistle blows
   but tracks and roads mean nothing
   when you've got no place to go

the radio talks to him
it doesn't have a lot to say
but it keeps regrets in check
and helps pass the time away

   rigs thunder down the highway
   that amtrak whistle blows
   but tracks and roads mean nothing
   when you've got no place to go