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Kings Highway Lyrics

When the time gets right
I'm gonna pick you up
And take you far way from trouble my love
Under a big ol' sky
Out in a field of green
There's gotta be something left for us to believe

Oh, I await the day
Good fortune comes our way
And we ride down the Kings Highway

No you can't hide out
In a six gun town
We wanna hold our heads up, but we gotta stay down
I don't wanna end up
In a room all alone
Don't wanna end up someone that I don't even know

Lover, I await the day
Good fortune comes our way
And we ride down the Kings Highway

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oofus On May 29, 2001

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Cover art for Kings Highway lyrics by Tom Petty

by Nick the Bastard

20y ago

Life kind of sucks sometimes. It'd be great to just say 'screw it' and head out on your own.

Is it just me, or does anyone else every think of this song while your driving, with whatever street you're on instead of "King's Highway"?

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by Katie47 17y ago

I'm pretty sure he's referring to El Camino in California. It runs from San Fransisco to Mexico.

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