On a long and lonesome highway
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Moanin' out his one note song
You can think about the woman
Or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wandering
The way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours
And there's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin'
You just wish the trip was through

See here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page

Well you walk into a restaurant
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you
But you just want to explode

Most times you can't hear 'em talk
Other times you can
All the same old cliches
"Is that a woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered
You don't dare make a stand

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page

Out there in the spotlight
You're a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
Like the music that you play
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette
Rememberin' what she said

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page

Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
There I go


Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by mitchell7448

Turn The Page Lyrics as written by Bob Seger

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    I like to browse the internet and see what other people say about various things. A lot of times I have been frightened (you oughta see some of the freaks that have left comments about Charles Manson, wow), and other times, just saddened by what I have perceived as the 'younger generation' commenting on classic songs. The people posting for this song? Well, my faith in humanity has been restored. Yes, Seger's original version of this is FAR better than Metallica's. More..... believeable. TSA wrote that James Hetfield sounds as though he is 'forcing the words'?. TSA is being polite. Sounds like Mr. Hetfield is trying to shit a watermelon, somewhat unsuccessfully. Seger sounds believeably road-weary. So the listner can wind up believing Seger, tired, a bit burned-out and missing home, whereas Hetfield is like a Bouvier in a cement-mixer.

    kkhx3on June 06, 2003   Link

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