This is the last song of the "Quintet for a One Way Street". Written in 1978. I was living in the suburbs of L.A. at the time. There are no tin roofs in L.A. -- its too hot... But strangely there are tin roofs in the place I live in South Carolina. Odd, eh?
Its a light Country rock song along the lines of Jimmy Buffet
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Lonely Highway
A rainy day in Paradise
With a broken Heart on the way
Sometimes you know I feel it
Just like those sad songs play
Sittin’ here for Hours
Tryin to say what I mean
Bout where I’ve been
And where I’m goin’
And What I’ve been in between
Love is a Lonely Highway
When the love songs come to the end
Some times I’ve been lucky though
To lose a lover and find a friend
Oh to lose a lover and find a friend
Pushin’ Down the Pavement
Followin’ old dreams around
Through empty alleys and one way streets
Listenin’ to the sound
Of rain drops on tin roofs
And the moanin’ of the wind
Wishin’ I could find a lover
Who was my lover and my friend
Love is a Lonely Highway
When the love song comes to the end
Some times I’ve been lucky though
To lose a lover and find a friend
Oh to lose a lover and find a friend
Well I guess it’s time to be goin’
I’ve said all I can say
Boy (girl) you know I love you
But Our destiny is in the way
You got a girl (man) Who loves you
I got a dream to find
So what’s the use of stayin’ here
When we’ve already made up our minds?
Love is a Lonely Highway
When love songs come to the end
Sometimes I’ve been lucky though
To lose a lover and find a friend
Oh to lose a lover and find a friend
Yeah Love is a Lonely Highway
When it all comes to the end
Some times I’ve been lucky though
I lost you
But you’re still my friend
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Happy Valentines Day!
