[Verse 1]
I spent my life on stages
Calling out the changes
To a pickup band
In a tired van broke down in the rain
The tires whine
The moon shines
On Highway signs flying by
The countryside just shrugs and sighs
And looks the other way

[Chorus]
Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be

[Verse 2]
I was hauling ass outta Utah
Running towards Abeline
Where thеy'll fry your ass
For an ounce of grass
And throw away the key
Now I ain't saying I'm an angеl
All I'm saying is I was born free
But I found out what it's all about when they put those cuffs on me
[Chorus]
Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be

[Verse 3]
And all the while that I was away
I longed to hold her close and say
I'm sorry, for everything
But there ain't no turning back
And all the while that I was alone
I longed for her and I longed for home
But the light in her eyes was gone
Like windows painted black
The light in her eyes was gone, like windows painted black

[Chorus]
Rolling through the hills of West Virginia
Strolling down the road in Tennessee
When I think about the sound
Of wind through hickory
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be
It takes me back
It takes me back
To where I want to be