We passed the stores, we passed the hotels
   Filled our car with gasoline
   We drove that night, I saw the moon
   Almost got us in an accident
   And then at the rest stop
   When that woman tried to steal my wallet
   It felt like an adventure
   Isn't that what you would call it?
   Isn't that what you would call it?
   You're my road buddy, but I'm lonely all the time
   I thought we'd be joking, having long talks on late night drives
   But you drive so bad I lost my patience
   So pass the chips and turn the station
   This is not a romance with the road
   Where the moss grows up the trees
   To where the bird is rusty
   I thought we'd find each story like a snakeskin or an arrowhead
   But we only stop at fast food places
   They hate their jobs, I understand
   They try to act familiar, but they're floating just above the land
   And we are all floating
   You're my road buddy, but I'm lonely all the time
   I thought we'd show that friendship could be stronger than the crossroads double back
   I thought I heard the Tori sing, I'll take that thing I
   This is not a romance with the road
   In those cliffs are the same as in the magazines I have at home
   And the tall grass reminds me of the same dreams I had at home
   I thought life was a road and I wanted to begin it
   I said, my friend and I going on a trip so I could only stop a minute
   We go to the venting machines
   I want to watch these kids with their mother
   Sipping on their juice boxes and smiling at each other
   And maybe that's their Dad on the phone
   Saying, hey Mom, you couldn't wait, go ahead, have dinner
   'Cause we're running just a little late
   But we're on our way
   Road buddy, road buddy, I heard about the boxcars and the family of travelers
   But there's real estate sides in the cornfields
   I know there's love, I bet there's trouble
   But you just can't spend a lifetime on the road
   And there's something I finally faced
   I finally think I come from some place
   This is not a romance with the road