I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I wake up in the morning with my head up in the clouds, got nowhere to go
This feeling deep inside of me tells me tells me I ought to be back on the road.
Well it hurt me to no end to see the back of my best friend
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Well I've been a lot of places and I've seen a lot of faces just moving around
Living out a suitcase, running in the rat race, doing the rounds
Well it took me by surprise to see the sadness in her eyes
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And get back on the road again
Don't you worry, I'll be back someday
Ain't no hurry, I've just got time to slip away
Guess it's hard to understand why a home loving man wants to get up and go
But this feeling deep inside of me tells me tells me I ought to be back on the road.
Well I hope she'll realise I'm just another guy
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Yes I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Go and pack my things
And get back on the road again
This feeling deep inside of me tells me tells me I ought to be back on the road.
Well it hurt me to no end to see the back of my best friend
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Well I've been a lot of places and I've seen a lot of faces just moving around
Living out a suitcase, running in the rat race, doing the rounds
Well it took me by surprise to see the sadness in her eyes
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And get back on the road again
Don't you worry, I'll be back someday
Ain't no hurry, I've just got time to slip away
Guess it's hard to understand why a home loving man wants to get up and go
But this feeling deep inside of me tells me tells me I ought to be back on the road.
Well I hope she'll realise I'm just another guy
Guess I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Yes I'll go and pack my things
And I'll get back on the road again
Go and pack my things
And get back on the road again
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Back on the Road Lyrics as written by Hugh Nicholson
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