Desert Highway was written about that feeling of wanting to get out on the open road….hair flying free in the wind (maybe in a convertible?), a long straight road ahead, with no curves. The metaphor is to have a simplified life. Having spent time in the deserts of the West myself, I am familiar with the feeling of freedom and adventure the desert highway symbolizes….the road where one can unscramble their thoughts. I think most of us, at certain points in our lives, long for that simple, straight ahead course. Many of us make that part of our goal in life, to reach a place where we can find peace of mind.

DESERT HIGHWAY

I’ve been out there on the ragin’ sea
Seen the calm before the storm
Ain’t much difference there
Between you and me
All the same before we’re born

Used to live the way we want to be
Hearts and souls, longin’ to be free

DESERT HIGHWAY
GOT TO GET ON THE OPEN ROAD
DESERT HIGHWAY
TAKE ME TO THE PLACE I NEED TO GO
DESERT HIGHWAY
NO WINDIN’ TURNS, CONCRETE STRAIGHT AHEAD
DESERT HIGHWAY
GOT TO CLEAR THE CLUTTER IN MY HEAD

Go tell my mama, that I’m gonna be
Callin’ from a distant line
Don’t go lookin’ for a fool like me
That would be a waste of time

I’ll be drivin’ to another place
Somewhere nobody knows my face

(repeat chorus)

Bridge:
Haven’t a clue, what I will find
One thing is true,  need some peace of mind

(instrumental break)

(repeat chorus and out)

© Jennifer Avalon & Noel Boland