The Highway of Broken Dreams: A Song

Been listening to the Beatles On Sirius Radio and have written a song in that vein. I must admit it is rough and needs a little polish but I like it.


The Highway of Broken Dreams c 2017

Redlight stopping us again
Greenlight here we go lets spin
Look right don't get over there
Look left can't go over there
why cry it's not all just as it seems
here along the highway of broken dreams

down here this is where we be
up there are they truly free

Stop light stopping us again
Green light here we go lets spin
Look right don't go over there
Look left those without a care
don't cry its not all just as it seems
all along the highway of broken dreams

down here this is where we are
goddam wish I had a car

Redlight stopping us again
green light here we go lets spin
look right isn't that your wife
look left starting her new life
Don't cry it's not all just as it seems
leaving you on your highway of broken dreams

down here feeling all alone
up there I would never groan

Red light here we go again
green light stopping us from sin
look right thats no place to be
look left from sea to shining sea
don't cry its not all just as it seems
all along the highway of your broken dreams

down here this is where we are
goddam wish I had a car
you can't get away
this is where you'll stay
on the highway of broken dreams
on your highway of broken dreams

Stop light stopping us right here
green light something's really queer
look right wasn't that your job
look left now you're just a slob
don't cry its not all just as it seems
your job just left you on this road of broken dreams

down here this is where we be
up there they're not really free
you can't get away
this is where you'll stay
on the highway of broken dreams
on your highway of broken dreams

Redlight stopping us again
green light bottle full of gin
look right wasn't that your dad
look left what was in his hand
don't cry its not just as it seems
he's shot himself on the road of broken dreams

down here this is where we be
Up there I will never see
this is where you'll stay
you can't get away
from the highway of broken dreams
off your highway of broken dreams

Stoplight, here we go again
green light Taxman's wicked grin
Look right pay with your hard work
Look left to them you're just a jerk
don't cry its not just as it seems
its never lonely on the highway of broken dreams

Red light here we go again
green light took it for a spin
look right wasn't that your life
look left what a wasted life
don't cry it was all just as it seems
you spent your whole life on that highway of broken dreams

down here this where I am
up there is never never land
this is where we'll stay
we can't get away we can't get away
from the highway of broken dreams
off this highway of broken dreams c august 9, 2017. jACK MAYBOLT PRESIDENT UPLC