Our Lady of the Highways

Lyrics

[Verse 1: John Wesley Harding] I'm here in Philadelphia She got stuck down in DC It's a wretched night, it's raining But she's coming up to meet me There's nothing I can do By the time she gets halfway She'll be tired of 95 The spray off those trucks sucks And I hope that she gets through alive [Chorus: John Wesley Harding] And our lady of the highways Keep my baby straight tonight Guide her safely down the road And keep her always in the light Let the sad moon looking down on me Shine bright as she comes here Till our lady of the highways May appear [Verse 2: Steve Earle] Sometimes the weather's worst When you have some place to be Like the time we drove to Boston In the snow from New York City Frozen to the bone And airplanes flew high above On metal wings and prayers And we tried to find some radio Hoping one day we'd get there [Chorus: John Wesley Harding, John Wesley Harding & Steve Earle] And our lady of the highways Keep my baby straight tonight Guide her safely down the road And keep her always in the light Let the sad moon looking down on me Shine bright as she comes here Till our lady of the highways May appear [Bridge: John Wesley Harding] And I guess she always gets here Heaven knows just how she does And that statue of our lady Is crying tears of love [Verse 3: John Wesley Harding] Now I'm in San Francisco It's a town too hard for love She's driving from Seattle Eight hundred miles above me Why are we apart? So please don't let the fog roll Heavy on that Highway 5 I want her here soon But I want her here alive [Chorus: John Wesley Harding, John Wesley Harding & Steve Earle] And our lady of the highways Keep my baby straight tonight Guide her safely down the road And keep her always in the light Let the sad moon looking down on me Shine bright as she comes here Till our lady of the highways May appear Till our lady of the highways May appear