[Verse 1]
I'm never going back to Jackson
I couldn't bear to show my face
I nearly killed you with my drinking
Wouldn't be caught dead in that place

[Chorus]
Lonely highway, only friend
You've got me to keep you warm again
Lonely highway, don't you cry
Let me hold you in my arms tonight

[Verse 2]
And as I hurtle down the highway
Past the factories and the graves
I think of all the years I've wasted
I think of all the years I've saved

[Chorus]
Lonely highway, only friend
You've got me to keep you warm again
Lonely highway, don't you cry
Let me hold you in my arms tonight