Tobin James - Rules of the Road
lyrics
You want to drive that Cadillac, baby
Burn up that highway all night
And I can dig it, yeah, you know it sounds all right
But everything comes with a price
And that's how it goes
Or so the story's been told
You're breaking down under a heavy load
But that's just the rules of the road!

You roll out of Dodge and I'm tellin' ya,
It ain't what you thought it would be
The nighttime is cold, the rain's comin' down
And It's so dark you can't hardly see
And life ain't the game that it seemed to be
When it all played out on your color TV
The interstate line is just a moment in time on that drive to eternity

And that's how it goes
Or so the story's been told
You're breaking down under a heavy load
But that's just the rules of the road!

And every time you pull off to the side
And lay down to rest your weary head,
You hear the cars go by in the deep of the night
Rememberin' the things that you said...

The road up ahead, y'all, it's dangerous
With roadblocks that rise up in the way
And just how deal with the changes will
Determine the fines you're gonna pay
So when you break down, you'd best have your tools
And a flare (if you know what I mean)
'Cause standing alone on the side of the road
It don't matter how loud you scream.

And that's how it goes
Or so the story's been told
You're breaking down under a heavy load
But that's just the rules of the road!

T.J. Weiss 2005
Soul O'Pup Music (BMI)