Backroads Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Backroads
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
written by Charlie Majors
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I've got the radio blasting I've got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruising these
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backroads on the outskirts of
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town
I can feel the wind a-blowing hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruising these
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backroads all my troubles are
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behind
Well
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when I woke up this morning well I
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took me a look outside
It
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was plain to see it was one of those days
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tailor-made for taking a ride
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So I went downstairs and cleared my head with
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coffee and cigarettes
And
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when it hit me right there then my mind was
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set
Well
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I phoned work and told'em they're
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going to be a man short today
I
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got the sunny day blues there's only one thing
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that makes them go away
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So I went out and I climbed in to my
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big old Chevrolet
And with a
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turn of the key and a cloud of dust
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I was on my way
Repeat #1
Well
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maybe I did maybe I didn't go and
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lose my job today
But
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you can take my cares take my worries and
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blow them all away
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For there comes a time in any man's life when
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he's got to break free
I got
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four good wheels and an endless road
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stretched out in front of me
repeat #1
FAQ
Who sang the the song Backroads?
- The song Backroads was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
