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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Guitar
The Dukes
The Dukes
Performer
Reno Kling
Reno Kling
Bass
"Bucky" Baxter
"Bucky" Baxter
Steel Guitar
Harry Stinson
Harry Stinson
Background Vocals
Ken Moore
Ken Moore
Keyboards
Mike McAdam
Mike McAdam
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Songwriter
Reno Kling
Reno Kling
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tony Brown
Tony Brown
Producer
Emory Gordy Jr.
Emory Gordy Jr.
Producer
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Producer
Chuck Ainlay
Chuck Ainlay
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Ow
There's a road in Oklahoma
Straighter than a preacher
Longer than a memory
And it goes forever onward
It's been a good teacher
For a lot o' country boys like me
I push that load from here to someday
I'll push as long as I'm alive
But I don't know how long I'll last
'Cause it's just a road, ain't no highway
I'm blowin' by the double five
I know I'm goin' way too fast
I've been down this road just searchin' for the end
It don't go nowhere, it just brings you back again
Leaves you lonely and cold, standin' on the shoulder
But you've come too far to go back home
So you're walkin' on a nowhere road
Some folks say if you keep rollin'
And you keep it on the yellow line
It'll take you to the big highway
But there's a toll to pay if you're going
The keeper at the gate is blind
So you better be prepared to pay
I've been down this road just searchin' for the end
It don't go nowhere, it just brings you back again
Leaves you lonely and cold, standin' on the shoulder
But you've come too far to go back home
So you're walkin' on a nowhere road
Hey
Written by: Reno Kling, Steve Earle
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