Dan Colehour - My America lyrics

Headed back again, wishing i'd remember when The sound of that tread wearing thin, ever felt as good As it does tonight on this highway With my hands wrapped around this chevrolet It's just ten more miles till the light of day rises up across the land And reminds me of a time when this whole damn town was mine Long before i set out to find a piece of my america My daddy weren't no business man Tried the best he could with that bottom land But we were always living second hand And for me that wouldn't do Soon as high school set me free, i turned my back on tennessee Was gonna show 'em all who i could be, before i lost my nerve I lit out for tim-buck-two, leaving everything i knew Just trying to make a dream come true, somewhere, in my america And i'll tell you what i learned out there on the road You were easier to find than i had ever thought For all my searching far and wide You were right here waiting, deep inside my heart I guess i was to blind to see, you were right in front of me My america As i pulled up on that gravel drive And the back porch screen door opened wide My daddy smiled and my mama cried as i fell into open arms You know i never heard i told you so But if i had i'd a let 'em know To find my way i had to go where ever that road might lead But the easiest stretch i found was from the moment i turned around And started walking back down familiar ground Home... to my america And i'll tell you what i learned out there on the road You were easier to find than i had ever thought For all my searching far and wide You were right here waiting, deep inside my heart I guess i was to blind to see, you were right in front of me My america