Prisoner of the Highway

I grew where I was planted
But I never felt at home
My head was filled with questions
And my feet, they longed to roam
My arms reached out like branches
But my heart just couldn't stay
I left the moment that I could
A prisoner of the highway
I passed by farms and trailers
As I drove through little towns
I found trouble in the city
I never set my suitcase down
And in those empty alleys
Where retaining walls decay
I just kept a-moving
As a prisoner of the highway
Oh, and I don't know where I'm headed
Oh, and I don't know where it ends
Well the wind, it felt like freedom
As it whipped through the hair
I was everywhere and everyone
I was nobody and nowhere
Oh the map was written on my hand
And in my DNA
I believe that I was meant to be
A prisoner of the highway
Had chains around my ankles
Handcuffs on my wrists
I was haunted by decisions
And the simple things I missed
Dear God, why do I wander?
Was I born this way?
And I prayed he would release me
As a prisoner of the highway
Oh, and I don't know where I'm headed
Oh, and I don't know where it ends
I sacrificed my family
Sacrificed true love
I sacrificed my unborn child
To the heavens up above
Oh, there was not a limit
To those I would betray
Oh, I was deep down in it
As a prisoner of the highway
I just kept a-movin' as a prisoner of the highway