Map In My Lap

The sun is overhead and standing tall
I should have left at dawn, and now half the day is gone
I got my suitcase loaded for all kinds of weather
I took a shortcut out of town and now our cars are stuck together
And I can’t wait to find out if all of the stories are true
About the loneliness and the misery of truck stop food

CHORUS
I got a map in my lap and a plan in my head and my knees on the steering wheel
I got hope in my heart for a brand new start and I kinda like the way it feels
I got Nashville tonight and Memphis in sight I’m in Johnson City Tennessee
I got a map in my lap and a plan in my head and my knees On the steering wheel

V2The road will show you everything you ever wanted to find
To the giant ball of twine and the little ol towns stuck back in time
And they seem so quiet but you know that’s a lie
There’s always an underbelly a darker side
I’m so thankful that I’m just a stranger passing through
And it feels so good to be out here on the move

CHORUS
I got a map in my lap and a plan in my head and my knees on the steering wheel
I got hope in my heart for a brand new start and I kinda like the way it feels
I got Nashville tonight and Memphis in sight I’m in Johnson City Tennessee
I got a map in my lap and a plan in my head and my knees On the steering wheel

BRIDGE
And my headlights only show me just what I need to see
They don’t let me get too far ahead of myself because I’m right where I need to be

V3Well the days blend one into another
And the memphis nights so long makes you really miss your lover
And the broken down structures that used to be a home
Where once there stood a family now all overgrown

Makes me wonder why the hell they ended up this way
Maybe they hit the road and never came back this way
Chorus
© Bob Sima 2007