Sittin' in that sixth lane, backed up trafficHorns a-honkin', I've about hadI'm lookin' for an exit signGotta get outta here, get it all off my mindAnd lock a memory from your grandpa's atticA song comes slippin' through the radio staticChanging my moodA little George Strait in 1982And it makes me wanna take the back roadMakes me wanna take the long way homeThrow a little gravel in my travelUnwind, unravel, all night longMakes me wanna *** my honeyTear down some two-lane country, who knows?Get lost and get right with my soulMakes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back roadI've been cooped up, tied down, about forgottenWhat a field looks like, full of corn and cottonIf I'm gonna hit a traffic jamWell, it better be a tractor, manSo sick and tired of this interstate systemI need a curve, a wind, a twist, and a dusty pathNo wayWith the wind blowin' through my baby's hairMakes me wanna take the back roadMakes me wanna take the long way homePut a little gravel in my travelUnwind, unravel, all night longMakes me wanna *** my honeyTear down some two-lane country, who knows?Get lost and get right with my soulMakes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back roadSome old back roadMaybe it's the feelingOr maybe it's the freedomMaybe it's that shady spotWhere we park the truck when things get hotGirl, we park the truck when things get hotAnd it makes me wanna take the back roadMakes me wanna take the long way homePut a little gravel in my travelUnwind, unravel, all night longMakes me wanna *** my honeyTear down some two-lane country, who knows?Get lost and get right with my soulMakes me wanna take, makes me wanna take a back roadSome old back roadGet right with my soulNow all I gotta do is take some old back roadTo the shady spot where things get hotGirl, way downWay down, way downSome old back road