Way platinum there was a place we used to go and for hours at a time on a country road is troubling, you can let it go I get out of the car and walk through it, visit the and talk to it saying, "Mr. water, what is it that you running from?" Asked the bird in the tree, "What is it that you for?" Now knowing (Why the Caged Sings) is wishing to be free Reminded myself of life and it's on me Touring, the children, women, resistance Religion means so much to me, the church see enough of me This way, way, bending corners trying to get away Sometimes you have to see a to appreciate a pretty day BACK in the car now, headed for the liquor God, what a vivid scene, what I just seen Rolled up another one, still in a daze Gassed up at the Mini-Mart, my mind on the country
I just to go On the country roads and get On the country roads again Been on the country roads
Yo, we off in these backwoods Caddy-hogging, dog, ain't no joke We glad they robbing, rap imposter's, for they no hope It's cutthroat, we starving, charging for the front do' You want mo'? We smoke and sparking, jokers like the go Been shoving folk for miles, yes I'm the type to grin and bear it The second chance and out the box, I'm back again with 'dro and Look at me now, I a spot, I'm down here by that rolling river Grab a rose and took me to a place, au revoir, I'm rolling
Man these country roads making me out Riding through all the bullshit that poppa would scold But soon as my hustle got good I out Quick to jump I-24, come with plenty mo' By '97 I was perfect o The chains and the Willie was the dress code We lost our littlest cousin Gwin, a row Tony Renfrow rest in peace your kinfolks, I y'all
(Dude what the are we doing?) deep on these country roads blowing, getting in touch with my mind No worries just lines and curve-filled signs all the events throughout the day, good or bad, somehow rewind While I recline, in my Cadillac Hit the trees and repeat And let the of these windy roads keep my soul upbeat No destination proposed, riding these country roads... Listen, this killer's that's willing to catch a court Split your wig apart quicker than the rate show out, go wild in the corpse cage Blow out in the news and I mean the sports page Get drowned in North Lake, could get found in horse Fool, get down, the crazy! Stille's with ambition, itching to fill my position Replace me, but by the Lord's grace still Should be in depression La trill is missing, cousins in Heard Little was snitching, now he's a born-again Christian Always had my suspicions, our teens with bad Family gone overseas on a mission, we miss 'em See you can travel straight through two coasts State to state, navigate beautiful globe In search of a plate of food for the soul I could taste it when the hit my nose On a place called country