It Takes Me Back Lyrics

I spent my life on stages

Calling out the changes

To a pickup band

In a tired van broke down in the rain

The tires whine, the moon shines

On Highway signs flyin' by

The countryside just shrugs and sighs

And looks the other way

Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

When I think about the sound

Of wind through hickory

It takes me back

It takes me back

Where I want to be

Takes me back

It takes me back

To where I want to be

I was haulin' ass outta Utah

Runnin' towards Abeline

They'll fry your ass for an ounce of grass

Throw away the key

Now I ain't saying I'm an angel

All I'm saying is I was born free

But I found out what it's all about

When they put those cuffs on me

Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

When I think about the sound

Of wind through hickory

It takes me back

It takes me back

Where I want to be

Takes me back

It takes me back

To where I want to be

All the while that I was away

I longed to hold her close and say

I'm sorry, for everything

But there ain't no turning back

All the while that I was alone

I longed for her, I longed for home

But the light in her eyes was gone

Like windows painted black

The light in her eyes was gone

Like windows painted black

Rollin' through the hills of West Virginia

Strollin' down the road in Tennessee

When I think about the sound

Of wind through hickory

It takes me back

It takes me back

Where I want to be

Takes me back

It takes me back

To where I want to be