Drive-By Truckers - 72 this highways mean

^DDon't know why they even bother putting this ^Ghighway on the map ^DEverybody that's ever been on it knows ^Gexactly where they're at ^AHells on both ends of it ^GAnd no where's in between This highway's mea^Dn ^G

^DSeems like it's always hot down here, ^Gno matter when you come ^DIt's the kind of heat that holds you like a ^Gmama holds her son ^ATight when he tries to walk, ^Geven tighter if he runs ^AIt's a mean old dusty highway ^GBut it's the only one that'll get you there^{A Bm}Tha^Gt'll get you there

^BmMean old highway ^GStuck to the ^Dground in Mississip^Bmpi It's the ^Gone'll set me fre^De ^GIt's the same one that I see ^ABeing ripped up off the ground and wrapped ^Garound me ^ADon't let it fool you this highway's mea^Dn

^DI don't need a map to tell me w^Ghere I am today ^DThis feeling that I have has ^Galways led the way ^ADown here, you're running from a broken heart ^GOr to a heart that you have to break on ^Dthis mean old highway