(Born to) Take the Highway Songtext
von Joni Mitchell

Hi, break over
This is the other new song that I wrote that I was telling you about
It′s called "I Was Born To Take The Highway"

I wrote it between Toronto and Detroit, on the highway

See the stretching sun at dawning
Wipe the stardust from his eyes
Feel the morning breezes yawning
Telling me it's time to rise
Telling me it′s time to rise

I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen

Gambler′s gold is meant for squandering
Miser′s silver is to hoard
My gold 'cross the sky goes wandering
My silver is a drinking gourd
My silver is the drinking gourd


I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I′ve been
Anything is what I've seen

This is my favorite verse
I′ve skipped on concrete, danced on cobbles
Stepped on pavement in the heat
I've seen where children crouched at marbles
Made chalk circles in the street
Found a penny at my feet

I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I′ve been
Anything is what I've seen

I know a road that winds forever
Through the land the rainbows run
You cross the bridge from now 'til never
Take the first turn past the sun
Take the first turn beyond the sun


I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I′ve been
Anything is what I′ve seen