Road Buddy Lyrics - Dar Williams

We passed the stores, we passed the hotels 

Filled our car with gasoline 

We drove that night, I saw the moon 

Almost got us in an accident then 

And then at the rest stop 

When that woman tried to steal my wallet 

It felt like an adventure 

Isn't that what you would call it? 

Well, isn't that what you would call it? 

You're my road buddy 

But I'm lonely all the time 

I thought that we'd be joking 

Having long talks on late night drives 

But you drive so bad, I lost my patience 

So, pass the chips and turn the station 

Well this is not a romance with the road 

Where the moss grows up the trees 

To where the dirt is rusty red 

I thought we'd find each story 

Like a snakeskin or an arrowhead 

But we only stop at fast-food places 

They hate their jobs, I understand 

I try to act familiar 

But they're floating just above the land 

And we are all floating 

You're my road buddy 

But I'm lonely all the time 

I thought we'd show that friendship 

Could be stronger than the crossroads devil 

But, I, I thought I heard the tollman sing 

I'll take that thing you got from me 

And this is not a romance with the road 

And those cliffs are the same 

As in the magazines I have at home 

And the tall grass reminds me 

Of the same dreams I had at home 

I thought life was a road 

And I wanted to begin it 

I said, My friend and I are going on a trip 

So, I can only stop a minute 

We go to the vending machines 

I want to watch these kids with their mother 

Sipping on their juice boxes 

And smiling at each other 

And maybe that's their dad on the phone 

Saying, "Hey mom, you shouldn't wait 

Go ahead, have dinner 

'Cause were running just a little late 

But we're on our way" yeah but a 

Road buddy, road buddy 

I heard about the boxcars and the family of travelers 

But there's real estate signs in the cornfield stubble 

I know there's love, I bet there's trouble 

But you just can't spend a lifetime on the road 

And there's something I finally faced 

I finally think I come from someplace 

But this is not a romance with the road