Iâ??m drivinâ?? down the highway, and struck this bumpy by-way
This foolishness has thrown me out of gear
I dunno why I turned off, I only know Iâ??m burned off
â??Cos Iâ??m travellinâ?? down the lonesome road of tears.
My girl was smart and streamlined smooth as any shear line
But Iâ??m just like a burnt out model T
The signboard reads tomorrow, youâ??ll still be chasinâ?? sorrow
As youâ??re travellinâ?? down the lonesome road of tears
In dreams I wander through, those summer nights with you
Oh darlinâ?? they were happy times
Now my heart is filled with woe, because I let you go
We parted when I crossed the double lines
Now Iâ??m drivinâ?? down the highway, my dreams are just a by-way
As Iâ??m travelling down the lonesome road of tears
Iâ??m drivinâ?? anâ?? Iâ??m dreaminâ??, but the moon above is beaminâ??
As if heâ??s bubblinâ?? over with his beams
Oh Iâ??d like to try his skyways, moonlit open highways
Instead of travellinâ?? down this road of tears
Iâ??ve tried so hard to show, and let my girlie know
How much I regret my play
Iâ??ve pleaded and Iâ??ve lied, yeah, Iâ??ve hung my head and cried
But she just turns and walks the other way
So I guess itâ??s time to wander, my blues are gettingâ?? stronger
As Iâ??m movin on down the lonesome road of tears.
Yes travellinâ?? down the lonesome road of tears.