[Verse 1]
I grew where I was planted
But I never felt at home
My head was filled with questions
And my feet, they long to roam
My arms reached out like branches
But my heart just couldn't stay
I left the moment that I could, a prisoner of the highway
[Verse 2]
I passed by farms and trailers
As I drove through little towns
I found trouble in the city
I never set my suitcase down
And in those empty alleys
Where retaining walls decay
I just kept a-moving as a prisoner of the highway
[Refrain]
Ooh, and I don't know where I'm headed
Ooh, and I don't know where it ends
[Verse 3]
Well, the wind, it felt like freedom
As it whipped through my hair
I was everywhere and everyone
I was nobody and nowhere
Oh, the map was written on my hand and in my DNA
I believe that I was meant to be a prisoner of the highway
[Verse 4]
Had chains around my ankles
Handcuffs on my wrists
I was haunted by decisions
And simple things I missed
Dear God, why do I wander?
Was I born this way?
And I prayed he would release me as a prisoner of the highway
[Refrain]
Ooh, and I don't know where I'm headed
Ooh, and I don't know where it ends
[Verse 5]
I sacrificed my family
Sacrificed true love
I sacrificed my unborn child to the heavens up above
Oh, there was not a limit
To those I would betray
Oh, i was deep down in it as a prisoner of the highway
I just kept a-moving as a prisoner of the highway (Highway, ooh)
Prisoner of The Highway was written by Margo Price.
Prisoner of The Highway was produced by Sturgill Simpson.
Margo Price released Prisoner of The Highway on Fri Jul 10 2020.