Lyrics
I am a lonely highway flower
Beneath the exit sign
I’m watching you go ninety miles an hour
Hugging the yellow line
I cannot come with you where you’re going
My roots are far too deep
I wish you’d let your teardrops water me
Instead of the leather of your seat
We were not born at the wrong time
We never memorized the wrong lines
This is just a sad song that life loves to sing
I don’t want a postcard
Don’t send me souvenirs
Darling, just enjoy yourself out there
I’ll be alright right here
You just can’t understand it
Life won’t run away
(It is you who must stay)
I’ll bloom where I am planted
I’ve always lived for rainy days
Don’t be sad I can’t come with you
You would’ve killed us both
The exit sign is still smiling, grinning green
And it marks an open road
So if you’re ever feeling empty
Like turning things around
I’ll still be where I always am
In the sunshine, on the ground
We were not born at the wrong time
Never memorized the wrong lines
This is just a sad song that life
loves to sing
So don’t be afraid of goodbye
Don’t let it change the good times
This is just a sad song that life
loves to sing
And it’s coming to an end
Just like anything