Brett Gurewitz - Backroads of My Mind lyrics

[Verse 1] Well I never was one for trouble But I reckon it was for me When I was just a little boy Pep put me on his knee And he said, "Dear son, steer clearly On the high road you should stay 'Cause down there in that valley, boy Them detours make you stray" He said don't waste tomorrow on today's idle time It's hard time living on the backroads of your mind [Chorus] On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by rote and memory Well, they've all been neglected And lately are in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind [Verse 2] Now the years flew by so swiftly And I can't say they was kind The old home and my family, I left it all behind For a life of hopeful fortune On the highways I did roam But like so many dead end roads, they left me all alone I ain't ever been to Jackson where trouble's so easy to find I've mourned my fair share here on the backroads of my mind [Chorus] On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by rote and memory Well, they've all been neglected And lately are in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind [Chorus] On the backroads of my mind Where the turns are mostly blind Reckoning by rote and memory Well, they've all been neglected And lately are in decline It's hard time living on the backroads of my mind Yes, it's hard time living on the backroads of my mind