Nothin' But The Wheel

Album: Only What I Feel (1993)
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  • Way on past the boulevards
    Out here underneath the stars
    I've been flying past the houses, farms and fields
    Leaving all I know back there
    Rushing through the cold night air
    And I'm holding on to nothin' but the wheel

    Staying clear of the interstate
    I'm seeking out those old two lanes
    Trying to explain the way I feel
    Till all at once it's half past three
    And it's down, to just the trucks and me
    And I'm holding on to nothin' but the wheel

    I've been trying to drive you off my mind
    Maybe that way baby I can leave it all behind
    And forty-one goes on and on
    And the lights go winding in the dawn
    The sky's the color now of polished steel
    And the only thing I know for sure
    Is if you don't want me anymore
    Then I'm holding on to nothin' but the wheel

    And the only thing I know for sure
    Is if you don't want me anymore
    Then I'm holding on to nothin' but the wheel

    I'm holding on to nothin' but the wheel Writer/s: JOHN SCOTT SHERRILL
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Mark from Byrdstown, TnCheck out a song by Patty called "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" written by Darrell Scott.It is the best thing she has ever done.Its one of the best songs Ive ever heard anyone do.
  • Keith from Humble, TxTHIS IS A GREAT SONG. I DON;T THISN PATTY HAS EVER DONE A BAD SONG. SHE AND EMORY HAVE THE BEST TEAM OUT THERE. THEIR MUSIC IS THE MUSIC I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IF I WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND.
    THANKS FOR MAKING LIVING WORTH WHILE
    KEITH LOGAN
  • Travis from Colorado Springs, CoAwesome lyerics and extemely well done in presentation by Peter Wolf. Had not heard anything by him lately (solf fuzzy sweaters!) and this )me away. Am in Nashville tonight and lots of music happening here...nice to know some connection to this town. I heard it first at the end of the movie "The Ice Harvest". Very appro.. for movie and the way I feel. Merry Christmas !!!!!!! ^_^
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