Key To The Highway
B.B. King & Ensemble Lyrics

I got the key to the highway,
I possess the freedom to go wherever I want.

Billed out and bound to go
I am all packed and ready to leave.

I'm gonna leave here running people
I am leaving in a hurry because I am excited to set out on my journey.

Because walking is most too slow
Walking is too slow and would take too much time.

I'm going back, to the border
I am returning to the place where I feel I belong.

Before they put up the fence
I want to return before any barriers or restrictions are put in place.

Where I'm better known
I want to go to a place where people know me and I feel accepted.

Because you haven't done nothing baby,
You have not done anything to keep me from leaving.

Except drove a good man away from home
Your actions have led me to leave my home behind.

When the moon peeks over the mountains
During the night when the moon is visible over the mountains.

Baby I'm gonna be on my way
I am going to begin my journey at that time.

I'm gonna roam this mean old highway
I will travel aimlessly on this difficult and challenging road.

Until the break of day
Until the sun rises in the morning.

So give me one, give one more kiss baby
I am asking for a final kiss before I go.

Before I go,
Before I leave for my journey.

'Cause when I leave this town
Because I will not be coming back to this place.

I won't be back no more, no more
I will not return here again.

So goodbye, goodbye baby
I am saying farewell.

Baby I must, I must, I must say goodbye
I feel compelled to say goodbye.

Cause I'm a roam this mean old highway
Because I want to travel on this tough and challenging road.

Until the day I die
Until the end of my life, I will continue on this journey.

I'm gonna do this til the day I die folks
I am committed to this path for the rest of my time on Earth.