Take A Back Road Lyrics
Rodney Atkins
Lyrics
Sit in that six lane backed up traffic
Horns are honking, I've about had it
I'm looking for an exit sign
Gotta get out of here, get it all off my mind
And like a memory from your grandpa's attic
A song comes slippin through the radio static
Changing 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 cooked up, fried down, about 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 a curve and wide a twistin
Dusty path to nowhere
With the wind blowing through my baby's hair
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 wanna take, makes me wanna
Take a back road
Maybe it's the feeling or maybe it's the freedom
Maybe it's that shady spot
Where park that truck when things get hot
There were park the truck when the 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 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, get right with my soul
Now 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
Song & Lyrics Facts
Rodney Atkins' song "Take a Back Road" was released in 2011 as the lead single from his album of the same name. The track was written by Rodney Atkins and American country singer-songwriter, Rhett Akins.
The song features musical accompaniment by members of the band Little Big Town, with Jimi Westbrook on guitar, Karen Fairchild on background vocals, Kimberly Schlapman on harmony vocals and Phillip Sweet on drums. Lyrics to the song are about taking a break from life's hustle and bustle and getting back to basics, enjoying the journey instead of worrying about the destination. The upbeat tune is an ode to simpler times and encourages listeners to take time out for themselves and enjoy the ride.