The title is a reference to Hank Williams – Lost Highway.
Hank Williams is further referenced in the song by Cody’s Jinks' nod to David Allan Coe’s – The Ride which is about hitching a ride with the ghost of the legendary country artist.
[Verse 1]
They say it's a lost highway
They must be right
'Cause I've been driving for years
And it's just beyond my sight
And I am too far gone to be turning around
So I just look ahead and drive
I remember the way it always made me feel
When David Allan sang "The Ride"
[Chorus]
It takes you up, it takes you down
The road don't end it just goes around
It makes you laugh, it makes you cry
It makes you live and die
And what I have lost, what I have gained
Is all to none, it's still the same
I will will drive until I find
Until I find that lost highway
[Verse 2]
Many others have traveled this road
I try to steer clear
Of all the wreckage and the shattered souls
Forgotten in the years
And the ghosts that walk on the side of the road
Say to turn your car around
For one day, son, you'll be waking with us
Searching for what can't be found
[Chorus]
It takes you up, it takes you down
The road don't end it just goes around
It makes you laugh, it makes you cry
It makes you live and die
And what I have lost, what I have gained
Is all to none, it's still the same
I will drive until I find
Until I find that lost highway
[Outro]
What I have lost, what I have gained
Is all to none, but still the same
I will drive until I find
Until I find that lost highway
Lost Highway was written by Cody Jinks.