Lost Highway was released as a B-side to the single, “You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave)” in 1949 and reached #12 on the US Country charts. Since then, it has been acclaimed as one of Williams' best & most beloved songs.
Though made famous by Hank Williams, Sr., this song was originally w...
[Verse 1]
I'm a rolling stone, all alone and lost
For a life of sin, I have paid the cost
When I pass by, all the people say
"Just another boy down the lost highway"
[Verse 2]
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
And a woman's lies make a life like mine
Oh, the day we met, I went astray
I started rollin' down that lost highway
[Verse 3]
I was just a lad, nearly twenty-two
Neither good nor bad, just a kid like you
And now I'm lost, too late to pray
Lord, I've paid the cost on the lost highway
[Verse 4]
Now, boys, don't start your ramblin' round
On this road of sin or you're sorrow bound
Take my advice or you'll curse the day
You started rollin' down that lost highway
Lost Highway was written by Leon Payne.
Lost Highway was produced by Fred Rose.