Story Behind The Song
Song is inspired by the enlightenment that comes from having had a few husbands and kids and still trying to find out who I am, independent of those people and life situations.
Song Description
country folk ballad dealing with the issues facing someone who questions the way our culture views relationships, but as a result has had a lonely road to walk.
| Song Length |
3:52 |
Genre |
Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Femininity, Infinity |
| Similar Artists |
Michelle Shocked, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
How long can a woman walk
down a lonely road
Does anybody out there really know
just how far I have left to go
how many questions must I ask
how many conventions must I take to task
is it a question of philosophy
Or just those same old demons inside of me
CHORUS
i'm on a lonely road
I'm on a lonely road
I'm on a lonely road
I can't find my way home
We'll travel like gypsies, that's what he said to me
Didn't you tell me you were looking to get free
didn't you say you were the wandering kind
that if you didn't leave suburbia you'd slowly loose your mind
I'm on a lonely road
I'm on a lonely road
I'm on a lonely road
I can't find my way home
BRIDGE
Now people like to say
Freedom's not the way
To find peace
how many times
Have i heard those same old lines
Tell me
Tell me please
how long must I run
man to man and town to town
is there someone out there who can love me as I am
Not have to change me around to fit in his plan
Chorusx2, ending with "help me find my way home".