The actual lyric is "Mother road remains/It provides no more/It can only take us away". Most if not all online lyric sites get this wrong. The mother road is of course US Highway 66 ("Route" 66). It is no longer an important route that we rely on, it is only useful for recreational purposes like vacations or holidays. This is a brilliant lyric that ties into the title of the song and makes much more sense than "Another road remains..."
The actual lyric is "Mother road remains/It provides no more/It can only take us away". Most if not all online lyric sites get this wrong. The mother road is of course US Highway 66 ("Route" 66). It is no longer an important route that we rely on, it is only useful for recreational purposes like vacations or holidays. This is a brilliant lyric that ties into the title of the song and makes much more sense than "Another road remains..."