When you wake up (I woke up) from a bad dream to the howling of a lonely night You feel (felt) the walls come closing in like the victim of a one-way fight I don't remember many yesterdays, I left a lot of things undone Now I'm back and I'm here to say I'm looking after number one Oh! Don't go where the road don't go Oh, Don't go where the road don't go Seeing people on the freeway takes me back to where it all begun I was riding on a big wheel, I was walking in a midnight sun I did a lot of favors then and asked for nothing in return Now those friends have all disappeared, I guess there's still so much to learn [Chorus:] Oh! Don't go where the road don't go Oh, Don't go where the road don't go Oh, Don't go where the road don't go 'cause you'll never run, you'll never outrun the gun Now I'm the man up on the wire Not sung] Now I'm the man behind the wheel When I said it don't come easy Well I sure know how that feels [Chorus: x2] Don't go, don't go, don't go where the road don't go