Lyrics:

Well I’m a wild blues blaster
from a sunburnt California town
And I gotta loud Stratocaster
that can blow any roadhouse down
You know I been up on the mountain
And I looked for the promised land
And I been to the Ashgrove
And I shook Lightnin’s hand

Now I’m leaving tonight people
I’m Downey to Lubbock bound

Well I’m an old flatlander
From the great high plains
Like wanderlust and wonder
West Texas wind blows through my veins

But it seemed like California
Was the place to be
For a hippie country singer
That was me

And I’m leaving tonight man
I’m Lubbock to Downey bound

Forty years on the highway
Livin’ on dreams and gasoline
Yet somehow still surviving
On Advil, Nyquil and nicotine

Every city and every heartbreak
Every hopeful kiss
Every road I’ve traveled
Has led me to this

Now I’m leaving tonight people
I’m Downey to Lubbock bound

Well I took a lot of detours
Cul-de-sacs and dead ends

But I made a lot of music
And I made a lot of friends

I took a lot of turns
Maybe some were not that good
If I had to do it over
Well I surely, mostly would

I’d stay right on this highway
That’s Lubbock to Downey bound

Well I’m a wild blues blaster
Looking to find what can be found

And I’m an old flatlander
I’ve been round and round and round

I know someday this old highway’s
Gonna come to an end

I know when it does
You’re gonna be my friend

So, I’m leaving tonight people
I’m Downey to Lubbock bound

I’m leaving tonight
I’m Lubbock to Downey bound