Lost Highway

Headed down the lost highway
Haven’t seen another soul out here in days
Lord, I’ve gone so astray
How will I ever get back now, lord
Ever get back now?

When I first headed down this road
I should have known where it would go, lord
There were plenty of signs along the way
But I paid them no mind, lord
I paid them no mind

I know, it’s a dead-end road I’m headed down
I know, it’s a dead-end road, gotta turn around

So I’m out here on my own
Nothin’ but me and the open road, lord
And there’s nothing standing in my way
Yet I’ve never been so chained, lord
Never been so chained

I know, it’s a dead-end road I’m headed down
I know, it’s a dead-end road, gotta turn around

I’m tired of laying my head down
On the cold and unhallowed ground
Of listening to the hollow sound
Of the howling hounds
And they’re making their rounds
They’re bound to run me down one of these days

Hear that lonesome whistle whine
You can hear it moan for a hundred miles
And it recalls all I’ve left behind
And I hang my head and cry, lord
Hang my head and cry

I know, it’s a dead-end road I’m headed down
I know, it’s a dead-end road, gotta turn around