fast lanes and country roads

there's an eight lane highway out in l.a. headed nowhere

every day is a rat race

they're fighting for first place

it's like a nightmare

it's a life of mass confusion

it's a heavy load

i'm ready to trade the fast lane for a country road

there's a new york skyline but there's no sunshine

down on broadway

watching the stocks rise keeps them paralyzed

up on park place

it's a 5th avenue elusion digging for the gold

i'm ready to trade the fast lane for a country road

i'm gonna take a turn for the better

it's been a long hard ride

this can't go on forever

i need a sunday drive

let me get behind the wheel before i lose control

and trade this fast lane for a country road

there's a desert sunset i haven't seen yet

just out of tucson

down in hot springs arkansas

you can get an overhaul

i sure could use one

i'm gonna rise above the madness then i'll be laying low

i'm ready to trade the fast lane for a country road

i'm gonna take a turn for the better

it's been a long hard ride

this can't go on forever

i need a sunday drive

and let me get behind the wheel before i lose control

and trade this fast lane for a country road

come on

get out of the fast lane

get on a country road

no more fast lanes

get me a country road

(get out of the fast lane

get on a country road

get out of the fast lane

get on a country road

get out of the fast lane)