I’ve Seen That Old Highway

Lyrics

[Chorus] I seen the old highway and what it's done to the young and kind I've seen that highway and what it's done to the young and kind It's made 'em old and mean way before their time [Verse 1] It's like a prisoner seeing a wild bird in the air It's like a prisoner seeing a wild bird in the air It's like an old preacher hearing a new widow's prayer [Chorus] I seen the old highway and what it's done to the young and kind I've seen that highway and what it's done to the young and kind It's made 'em old and mean way before their time [Verse 2] It gives a lonesome sound, like a ghost a-rattling chains It gives a lonesome sound, like a ghost a-rattling chains It gives a sorrowful sigh, like a little church in the rain [Verse 3] I've seen a mother's tears heal a heart somehow I've seen a mother's tears heal a heart somehow You're on that highway, your mama can't help you now [Chorus] I seen the old highway and what it's done to the young and kind I've seen that highway and what it's done to the young and kind It's made 'em old and mean way before their time It's made 'em old and mean way before their time