Story Behind The Song
There are lots of open roads in Texas. The actor in this songs spends his time driving the roads to make a living.
Song Description
Reflecting about making a living as a traveling Man
| Song Length |
3:21 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Road, Numbness |
Similar Artists |
Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Traveling Man
Verse:
There's a cantaloupe moon rising in the eastern sky
Got me feelin' lonely and I don't know why
Hope I make Dallas drivin' through the night
Skyline's gonna be a welcomed sight
Chorus:
Static on the radio, engine whine
Drive day and night to earn enough pay
Countin' telephone poles just to pass the time
I'm a travelin' man with ramblin' ways
Post-Chorus:
Ramblin' ways
Instrumental
Verse:
Have to stop somewhere outside of Abilene
Grab a cold Dr. Pepper and gasoline
Fell awake at a place in El Paso
Tonight Dallas is as far as I dare go
CHORUS
Post-chorus
I'm a travelin' man
Instrumental
Bridge:
I'm so hardened by this road life, I can't shed a tear
Burn through two inch plus of tread in just one av'rage year
Is there something else out there for me?
Ev'ry time I try to think about it I am consumed by fear
Verse:
This morning it was hot in Juarez Mexico
Next week I'll be fightin' snow in Buffalo
Feel like a stranger to my kids and wife
Time has numbed me to this gypsy life
CHORUS
Outro:
Static on the radio, engine whine
Drive day and night to earn enough pay
Countin' telephone poles just to pass the time
I'm a travelin' man with ramblin' ways
Static on the radio, engine whine
Drive day and night to earn enough pay
I'm a travelin' man with ramblin' ways