Take the Freeway
v4
@eganss100
Take the Freeway
v4
@eganss100
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You toss the map across the seat
The coffee’s warm, the morning sweet
A paper cup rolls by my shoe
The highway bends; I follow you
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the farms and water towers
We’ve got miles and borrowed hours
[Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Verse 2]
A diner sign says pie all day
You laugh and ask if we should stay
We split a slice, then hit the road
With cherry sugar on your coat
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the barns and county lines
Your hand finds its way into mine
[Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Bridge]
If the rain comes, let it fall
We can take the long way through it all
One more mile, one more town
You make every road feel like our own
[Final Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Outro]
We’ll decide where we call home
You toss the map across the seat
The coffee’s warm, the morning sweet
A paper cup rolls by my shoe
The highway bends; I follow you
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the farms and water towers
We’ve got miles and borrowed hours
[Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Verse 2]
A diner sign says pie all day
You laugh and ask if we should stay
We split a slice, then hit the road
With cherry sugar on your coat
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the barns and county lines
Your hand finds its way into mine
[Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Bridge]
If the rain comes, let it fall
We can take the long way through it all
One more mile, one more town
You make every road feel like our own
[Final Chorus]
Take the freeway, take it wide
Windows down and you beside me
Every exit can wait its turn
We’ve got nowhere we need to be
Take the freeway, let it run
Chasing afternoon for fun
When the sun leans low and gold
We’ll decide where we call home
[Outro]
We’ll decide where we call home
Style of Music
Upbeat roots-rock road song, brisk four-on-the-floor groove with a loose live-band feel, bright acoustic guitar strumming doubled by crunchy electric rhythm, melodic bass, punchy kit with tambourine accents, and a twangy slide-guitar hook. Warm, confident lead vocal with conversational verses and a broad singalong chorus; arrangement opens with guitar and a count-in feel, adds drums and bass into verse one, lifts with stacked harmonies in the chorus, strips back for a short bridge, then returns to a full final chorus. Natural roomy mix, forward vocals, lively dynamics.
