Way platinum there was a place we used to go and ride for hours at a time on a road is troubling, you can let it go I get out of the car and walk through it, the river and talk to it Simply saying, "Mr. water, is it that you running from?" Asked the in the tree, "What is it that you humming for?" Now knowing (Why the Caged Bird Sings) is wishing to be Reminded myself of life and hold on me Touring, the children, women, resistance Religion means so much to me, the church don't see of me This way, that way, bending corners trying to get 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, digging what I seen up another one, still in a daze though Gassed up at the Mini-Mart, my mind on the roads
I want to go On the country and get blowed 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 hungry starving, for the front do' You want mo'? We smoke and sparking, jokers the blunt go Been shoving folk for plenty miles, yes I'm the to grin and bear it The chance and out the box, I'm back again with 'dro and spirits Look at me now, I found a spot, I'm down here by that river a rose and took me to a place, au revoir, I'm rolling scriptures
Man country roads making me zone out through all the bullshit that poppa would scold 'bout But as my hustle got good I showed out Quick to jump I-24, come back with mo' By '97 I was smoking o The and the Willie Esco was the dress code We lost our littlest Gwin, a skid row Tony Renfrow rest in peace your kinfolks, I miss
(Dude the hell are we doing?) Back deep on these roads blowing, getting in touch with my mind No worries just striped lines and signs When all the events throughout the day, or bad, somehow rewind While I recline, in my seats Hit the and press repeat And let the melody of these roads keep my soul upbeat No proposed, just riding these country roads... Listen, killer's that's willing to catch a court case Split your wig quicker than the divorce rate show out, go wild in the corpse cage Blow out in the news and I mean the sports page Get in North Lake, could get found in horse cave Fool, get down, the crazy! Lil' with ambition, itching to fill my position Replace me, but by the Lord's grace existing Should be in depression La trill is missing, cousins in Heard Little Ricky was snitching, now he's a born-again had my suspicions, our teens with bad addictions Family gone overseas on a mission, we miss 'em See you can travel through two different coasts to state, navigate this beautiful globe In search of a plate full of food for the I taste it when the smoke hit my nose On a place called country