It was midnight on the west coast

You'd been on the road all day

A new life on the highway

You were trying to make your way

And in a few short hours there's a three day haul

You know you gotta take

The cold frames on your dime store shades are keeping you awake

You'll be on top of the world one day

The next the world's on top of you

And the good things come in this life only

To those who pay their dues

But if you show up with something to learn

Rather than something to prove

You'll walk away with a whole lot more when the day is through

And I think you'll find you never been richer when the lenders at your door

Cause the faith the lord gave you is worth a whole lot more

And your finding fairer winds

On the long ride home

Its a hell of a test

But your a far cry from alone

And you wont know where you're going

But try learn from where you been

And the good lord knows just what he's doing

I suggest you stick with him

The white lines on the highway

Can only be followed for so long

When you show up to the crossroads

Take the one that leads back home

You won't find what makes life worth living

In the California cold

And it don't pay to gain the world if your gonna lose your soul

And your still finding fairer winds

On the long ride home

Its been a hell of a test

But your a far cry from alone

And you still don't know where you're going

But try learn from where you been

And the good lord knows just what he's doing

I suggest you stick with him