My Home is the Road — The Redding Brothers

The story behind the song

Micah delves deep to find that classic “Micah Redding feel” for this song. And no, he really doesn’t know anything about geography.

I like the cars I can see out my window Just about noon, they’re all heading to New Mexico I like the haze I can see in the sunrise Even though I know it’s just the pollution of mankind

A leather bag is too cliche, so I’ll take this worn-out suitcase Hard-shell and tough enough to last me another thousand miles Thirty years of history, the pieces come together over me Musty smells and memories - of a million hurried nights

My home is the road, I can see it out my window, and there she goes… Running away, running away…my home is the road I can see, I can see it out my window, and there she goes… Running away, running away…my home is the road

Not that good at geography, but this is the land of sea to shining sea So I’ll take my chance, take my time, and take a ride Out over the western plains - up and down New England highways Think I just passed California - heading for the Florida keys

My home is the road, I can see it out my window, and there she goes Running away, running away…my home is the road I can see, I can see it out my window, and there she goes Running away, running away…my home is the road

Manhattan makes good Kentucky country-side, midwestern states all collide New York is the light of the world, and I’m just out on a drive Out on the road, past Albuquerque and Ohio The river runs through them both the same, the middle of the Mississippi line

Saw Indiana in Disneyland, Niagara Falls in Yellowstone Ohio runs to West Palm Beach, and all the deserts of Puerto Rico The oceans and the highways in the middle of Oklahoma Heading back to the western coast, The Statue of Liberty - rests in Kansas tonight!

Lyrics

I like the cars I can see out my window, Just about noon, they're all heading to New Mexico I like the haze I can see in the sunrise, Even though I know it's just the pollution of mankind A leather bag is too cliche, so I'll take this worn-out suitcase Hardshell and tough enough to last me another thousand miles Thirty years of history, the pieces come together over me Musty smells and memories of a million hurried nights My home is the road, I can see it out my window There she goes, Running Away, Running Away I'm not that good at geography, but this is the land of sea to shining sea So I'll take my chance, take my time, and take a ride Out over Western plains, up and down New England highways Think I just passed California, heading for the Florida Keys chorus Manhattan makes good Kentucky countryside, Midwestern states all collide New York is the light of the world, and I'm just out on a drive Out on the road, passed Albuquerque and Ohio The river runs through them both the same, the middle of the Mississippi line Saw Indiana in Disneyland, Niagra Falls in Yellowstone Ohio runs to West Palm Beach, and all the deserts of Puerto Rico Florida is a continent, passing by the Texas-Wyoming line Heading back to the Western Coast, The Statue of Liberty rests in Kansas tonight!

My Home is The Road (w:m Micah)

My Home is the Road · from Songs Of The Week (2007) · track 4 · Song of the Week #5