Eric Church

Songwriter: Punch Andrews Bob Seger

On a long lonesome highway, east of Omaha
You can listen to the engine moanin' out his one note song
You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wanderin' the way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours and there's nothin' left to do
And you don't feel much like ridin', you just wish the trip was through

Here I am, on the road again
There I am, up on the stage
Here I go, playin' this song again
Here I go, I turn the page

Yeah when you walk into a restaurant strung out from the road
You can feel the eyes upon you as you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you but you want to explode
Most times you can't hear 'em talk, other times you can
All the same old cliches, "Is that a woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered; you don't dare make a stand

Here I am, on the road again
There I am, up on the stage
Here I go, playin' the star in Omaha again
There I go, I turn the page

Yeah up there in the spotlight you're a million miles away
And very ounce of energy I try to give away
And the sweat pours out my body like the music that I play
Yeah later in the evenin', as you lie awake in bed
And the echoes from the amplifiers ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette, rememberin' what she said

Here I am, on the road again
There I go, up on stage
There I go, playin' the star again
Here I go, I turn the page

Yeah here I am, on the road again
Yeah there I am, up there on a stage
Here I go, playin' the star again
Yeah there I go
There I go

On a long lonesome highway, east of Omaha
Yeah I'm close enough to hear Council Bluffs call
And I smoke the day's last cigarette
And remember the sound of home alone

Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter from Granite Falls, North Carolina. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a business degree in 2000, Eric became engaged to a Spanish teacher from Lenior, NC whose father attempted to deter his musical aspirations by offering him a corporate career in Denver. After turning down her father’s offer, Church’s ex-fiance broke the engagement, giving Church motivation to move to Nashville and begin focusing solely on his music. Recollections of this turning point in Church’s life are heard throughout his lyrical portfolio (most prominently in “Those I’ve Loved”).

After a period of being overlooked by record labels and producers, Church was eventually signed to Capitol Records in 2006, making his debut with the album, Sinners Like Me. The album produced four singles on the Billboard Country Chart, “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” “Guys Like Me,” and the album’s title track.

His second album, 2009’s Carolina, produced three more “Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most,” and “Hell on the Heart.”

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