Lyric discussion by Freedom Lover 

Cover art for Carefree Highway lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot

This song should be one of the top 500 ever written. It is a great song about innocence lost. He once rode on the 'carefree highway' of life with this girl. Well, it turns out life isn't so carefree. He's wondering what life's highway is bringing her and if she ever thinks about their time together in a simpler more carefree time.

Carefree highway, you seen better days The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away Slip away on you

Sentimental lyrics about childhood memories.