Story Behind The Song

B. Priebe left his family and girlfriend behind in Minnesota and drove to Alaska. He wrote this when he was first living there in an old trailer im Palmer, Alaska. He was broke, bored and hungry. Our sister told him to write some music to stay busy. He pumped out some good tunes at that time in his life.

Song Description

A man keeps tries to drive away from his heartbreak but keep turning down Memory Lane.

Lyrics

Memory Lane

Packed up my old Chevy
With the clothes
That were on my back
Made a vow to the moon and stars
That I won't be coming back
She (He) hasn't shown that she (He) loves me
In all these years
Stepped on the throttle
Waved goodbye and shifted gears

Chorus:
Now I'm driving this lonesome highway
Trying not to think about you
But up ahead there's a detour sign
To Heartbreak Avenue
So I took a turn to change my course
And help to ease the pain
But as of luck would have it
I turned down Memory Lane

Pulled over on a dead end street
To take a rest and have a smoke
And I was thinking to myself
Is this for real or just a joke
Took a walk down the Trail of Tears
To see what it would hold
Hopped back into my truck
Turned the key and hit the road

Chorus:
Now I'm driving this lonesome highway
Trying not to think about you
But up ahead there's a detour sign
To Heartbreak Avenue
So I took a turn to change my course
And help to ease the pain
But as of luck would have it
I turned down Memory Lane

Ya, I
Pulled off of that lonesome road
As the tears they fell like rain
But as of luck would have it
I turned down Memory Lane