1978 December

1978 December

Written by: Sonia Leigh

Produced by: Roger Taylor/Joshua J Macrae

Mastered by: Piper Payne

Artwork by: Naomi Lava Moon

Publisher(s): Southern Ground Artists Inc (BMI) administered by Reach Music Songs (BMI)

The highway that leads me back

To the town that I come from

Runs dark and twisted through the night

I’m driving with my windows down

It’s a cool august drive

But the wind's against my face

And I’m alright

I can see the stars

I can almost touch the moon

The tree's bow to welcome me back home

It’s been such a long time

Since I drove 18 to daddy’s drive

So much has changed

Since I’ve been gone

I hope they remember

1978 December

I came out screaming at the world

Determined to be heard

Relentless in my fever

And my burning desire to leave here

But if I’d only known

There’d be no place like home

The city has a way

Of swallowing you whole

Like the tide it can pull you in too far

And by the time you realize

You’ve drifted out to sea

Well you’ve damn near

Forgotten who you are

Help me remember

1978 December

I came out screaming at the world

Determined to be heard

Relentless in my fever

And my burning desire to leave here

But if I’d only known

There’d be no place like home

Daddy met me at the door

He said it’s about time

I thought you’d never break away

From your city life

Later in the kitchen mama she just smiled

She said you need to eat more - child

The highway that leads me back

To the town that I come from

Runs dark and twisted through the night

I’m driving with my windows down

It’s a cold December drive

But the wind's against my face

And I’m alright