In the liner notes to the 2003 compilation Stand Up And And Shout: The Anthology, Ronnie James Dio states:
Tracy G. on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass, Vinnie on drums, and Scott Warren helped on keyboards. For me, the making of that album was a real ride on a strange highway. The songs on the record,...
It's a crazy world we live in
And I'm leaving it today
For another institution
Where crazy people play
Every time I climb the mountain
And it turned into a hill
I promised me that I'd move on
And I will
I, I, good for nothing
Going nowhere, so they say
Hey
Someone, give me blessings
For they say that I have sinned
That's when I crawl inside myself
And ride into the wind
On strange highways
On strange highways
Hey you, I want your number
Don't even wonder
We do things our way here
Questions, these are forbidden
We got no answers, believe us anyway
So here is my confession
It's the only broken rule
Sometimes I crawl inside of me
Where I can be the fool
On strange highways
On strange highways
You can't see the other side
And you shall cross over
You can't leave the other side
If you say, I will
Every time I climb the mountain
And it turned into a hill
Well, I promised me I'd disappear
And now I know I will
So someone, give me blessings
For the times you say I've sinned
So I can crawl inside myself
And ride into the wind
On strange highways
On strange highways
Questions, they're forbidden
Hey you, what's your number?
We've got no answers
Don't you even wonder
On strange highways
Strange Highways was written by Tracy Grijalva & Jeff Pilson & Dio & Vinny Appice.
Strange Highways was produced by Mike Fraser.
Dio released Strange Highways on Mon Oct 25 1993.