Take a Back Road
Take a Back Road

Rodney Atkins - Take a Back Road Lyrics

This song is a celebration of escaping the pressures of daily life and finding solace in simpler, rural surroundings. Rodney Atkins sings about the stress of city living and traffic jams, longing for the freedom offered by country back roads. The lyrics… Read more

Country
Oct 4, 2011
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Take a Back Road Lyrics

Sittin' in six lane backed up traffic
Horns a honkin', I've about had it I'm lookin' for an exit sign
Gotta get outta here, get it all off my mind
Then like a memory from your grandpa's attic
A song comes slippin' through the radio static
Changin' my mood, a little George Strait 1982

And it makes me wanna take a back road
Makes me wanna take the long way home
Put a little gravel in my travel
Unwind, unravel all night long
Makes me wanna grab my honey
Tear down some two lane country who knows
Get lost and get right with my soul
Makes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back road

I've been cooped up, tied down 'bout forgotten
what a field looks like full of corn and cotton
If I'm gonna hit a traffic jam
Well it better be a tractor man
So sick and tired of this interstate system
I need the curvin', windin', twistin' dusty path to nowhere
With the wind blowin' through my baby's hair

Yeah it makes me wanna take a back road
Makes me wanna take the long way home
Put a little gravel in my travel
Unwind, unravel all night long
Makes me wanna grab my honey
Tear down some two lane country who knows
Get lost and get right with my soul
Makes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back road
Some old back road

Maybe it's the feelin'
Or maybe it's the freedom
Maybe it's that shady spot
Where we park the truck when things get hot
Girl we park the truck when things get hot

And it makes me wanna take a back road
Makes me wanna take the long way home
Put a little gravel in my travel
Unwind, unravel all night long
Makes me wanna grab you honey
Tear down some two lane country who knows
Get lost and get right with my soul
Makes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back road

Some old back road
Get back with my soul
All I gotta do is take some old back road
To the shady spot where things get hot girl
Way down, way down, way down some old back road

Writer(s): RHETT AKINS, LUKE LAIRD
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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What is the Meaning of Take a Back Road?

This song is a celebration of escaping the pressures of daily life and finding solace in simpler, rural surroundings. Rodney Atkins sings about the stress of city living and traffic jams, longing for the freedom offered by country back roads. The lyrics suggest a desire to return to nature and enjoy life's simple pleasures, like driving with no particular destination and spending quality time with a loved one. It's a tribute to taking the road less traveled, both literally and metaphorically, as a way to reconnect with oneself and find peace. The song resonates with anyone who yearns for an escape from the hustle-bustle of modern life. #CountryLife #Escape #Freedom #SimplePleasures

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