Ghosts of Highway 20

[Chorus:] I know this road like the back of my hand Same with the stations on the FM band Farms and truck stops, firework stands I know this road like the back of my hand Southern secrets still buried deep Brooding and restless 'neath the cracked concrete If you were from here you would defend me to the death Along with the ghosts of highway twenty I went through hell when I was younger Deep in the well you'll see the hunger To find the strength I've got within me To wrestle with the ghosts of highway twenty Been sixty years, I don't want for nothing But my tears they keep on coming And my fears continue to haunt me Along with the ghosts of highway twenty [Chorus] Who I am now is who I was then I knew some how I'd come back again No doubt about it, I'm next of kin To all the ghosts along highway twenty Run down motels and faded billboards Used cars for sale and rusty junkyards This two lane blacktop will never let me Let go of the ghosts along highway twenty And I have seen the signs that say We're closing in on the final days But I got nothing to repent My saving grace is with the ghosts of highway twenty [Chorus] Every question, every breath Every exit leaves a little death In its wake a memory That will wander with the ghosts of highway twenty [Chorus] And I have seen the signs that say We're closing in on the final days But I've got nothing to repent My saving grace is with the ghosts of highway twenty My saving grace is with the ghosts on highway twenty My saving grace is with the ghosts on highway twenty