Lyric discussion by teekaye 

Yes, Danny O'Keefe wrote "The Road" in 1973, and Jackson Browne had a huge hit with it a few years later.

Jackson's version is great, but Danny O'Keefe's is more powerful... more of the lonely intensity somes through.

Do yourself a favor -- listen to Danny O'Keefe's music from the '70s and '80s. "The Road" is just one example of his superb songwriting.

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