When I started out to write this song

You and I were walkin' down the highway holdin' hands

I was gonna write about how much a woman's love can help a man

But somethin' kinda restless started stirrin' in my body

Before I even got my guitar out

And I'm glad I didn't waste my time writin' all these lovin' lines

I don't feel that way about it now

The only way to travel is to hit that big ole road by yourself

A man don't need his back or his brain loaded down with someone else

And when it starts to raining he don't have to find a shelter

For anybody's body but his own uh huh the only way to travel is alone

[ dobro ]

I guess I just felt sorry for you walkin' down the highway in the morning in the cold

Or else why would I let you tag along and start to searchin' out my soul

But thank the Lord the wind came up and blew a little common sense

Across the sandy deserts of my mind

Now I can leave you standing here and never shed a tear

And live like I should have all the time