Heart-healin' Highway

My attempt at a good, old-fashioned, I'm-so-lonesome country song:

I turned a corner
--An unexpected one--
And then I stumbled down
The road to I Don't Care.
I took a detour
Toward the setting sun;
I figured I'd just lose my way
And head nowhere.

I've been a world-weary wanderer,
And I have slowly come apart;
But here I am standing at the crossroads
Of Clarity and Disarray.
I'm ready to leave the past behind;
It's time for a brand new start.
Will it be a mountain or a valley low?
Help me, Heart-Healin' Highway.

My mem'ries linger
Like pine in the breeze,
Like a cracklin' fire
On a snow-white winter's eve.
I see you waiting
High above the trees.
But when I reach for you,
You look away and leave.

I've been a world-weary wanderer,
And I have slowly come apart;
But here I am standing at the crossroads
Of Clarity and Disarray.
I'm ready to leave the past behind;
It's time for a brand new start.
Will it be a mountain or a valley low?
Help me, Heart-Healin' Highway.

I know my options; I could easily turn around,
And take the delusional road to yesterday.
But I belong on this highway to higher ground.
I'm pressing on; I really must be on my way.

I'm ready to leave the past behind;
It's time for a brand new start.
Will it be a mountain or a valley low?
Help me, Heart-Healin' Highway.
Today's the day...
I'm on my way...
Heart-healin' Highway.


© 2015 David Acosta Perez