Turn the Page

On a long and lonesome highway East of Omaha You can listen to the engines moanin' Out this one-note song You'd think about the woman Or the girl you knew the night before

But your thoughts will soon be wanderin' The way they always do When you're ridin' 16 hours There's nothin' much to do And you don't feel much like ridin' You just wish the trip was through

Here I am, on the road again There I am, up on the stage There I go playin' the star again There I go, turn the page

So you walk into this restaurant All strung out from the road And you feel the eyes upon you As you're shakin' off the cold You pretend it doesn't bother you But you just want to explode

Yeah, most times you can't hear 'em talk Other times you can All the same old clichés Is it woman, is it man? And you always seem outnumbered You don't dare make a stand Make your stand

Here I am, on the road again There I am, up on the stage Here I go playin' the star again There I go, turn the page

Oh-oh, out there in the spotlight You're a million miles away Every ounce of energy You try and give away As the sweat pours out your body Like the music that you play, yeah

Later in the evenin' As you lie awake in bed With the echoes of the amplifiers Ringin' in your head You smoke the day's last cigarette Rememberin' what she said What she said

Yeah, and here I am, on the road again There I am, up on the stage Here I go playin' the star again There I go, turn the page

And there I go Turn that page There I go, yeah, yeah There I go, yeah, yeah

Here I go, yeah Here I go, yeah There I go There I go And I'm gone