“The Mother Road”
Music and Lyrics by Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr (ASCAP)
Arranged, produced, recording, mixing, mastering, vocals and all instrumentation by Chester Nichols, Jr.
Copyrights 2003/2019/2025 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music : Publisher (ASCAP)
CONTACT: Chester (Chet) Nichols, Jr/Magic Garage Music, PO Box 345, Antioch, IL USA 60002
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email:: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
ChetNichols@me.com :: chet@chetnichols.net
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
“Winner Of Grand Prize of The International Route 66 Theme Song Contest”
Verse 1
Stranded lives
Drift along the roadside
The skin of souls
Still praying for a ride
Distant lights
Beacons in the twilight
Draw the weary travelers
Seeking shelter from the night
Chorus
The Mother Road has a rhythm
The Mother Road has a feel
The Mother Road will guide you
When you slide behind the wheel
And if you close your eyes and listen
You will hear the desert sing
Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road
Verse 2
Billboard signs
Weathered and abandon
Messages from yesteryears
Lay splintered and forgotten
But, if you peer beyond the peeling paint
And the faded “For Sale” signs
And you’ll see a breathing highway
Spinning dreams between the lines
Chorus
The Mother Road has a vision
The Mother Road has a feel
The Mother Road will guide you
When you slide behind the wheel
And if you close your eyes and listen
You will hear the mountains sing
Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road
Bridge
Yeah, if you look real hard you’ll see the scars carved along her back
Etchings from the harvest plows that have churned across the cracks
Touch the beating asphalt that is worn and overgrown
And tell me where you’d be right now …… if she had never led you home
Chorus
The Mother Road has a rhythm
The Mother Road has a feel
The Mother Road will welcome you
If you slide behind the wheel
And if you close your eyes and listen
You will hear the heartland sing
Of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road, of the Mother Road
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