Old Wire - Backroads Lyrics

Sorrow and trouble, a river of time
I'm holding out hope like an old gold mine
But the well ran dry and my ambition died
And I'm waiting around going out of my mind

Everywhere I go I can't wait to leave
Down back roads and highways and old empty streets
I hope I find peace someday before the end
When you ask if I'm alright it's hard to pretend
But it's easy to lie, oh it's easy to lie
When you ask if I'm alright it's easy to lie

Sinking in worry, drowning in doubt
Every step that I've made, a mistake just about
When I was hard up and lonely, looking for a way out
The north country winds always blew me South
Oh back to the South

Everywhere I go I can't wait to leave
Down back roads and highways and old empty streets
I hope I find peace someday before the end
When you ask if I'm alright it's hard to pretend
But it's easy to lie, oh it's easy to lie
When you ask if I'm alright it's easy to lie