Doyle Dykes is a guitar player and clinician for Taylor Guitars
and trav… Read Full Bio ↴Doyle Dykes is a guitar player and clinician for Taylor Guitars
and travels worldwide demonstrating their instruments.

Highlights in Doyle's Career
Awarded a brick in the Wall of Fame at "The Cavern Club" in Liverpool, England.
Performed and interviewed by the very popular Big George on the BBC (UK).
Performed and interviewed by "Steve and Johnnie" on WGN Chicago Radio (in-studio).
Played on stage with Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, and many others.
Played a special tribute to Chet Atkins at the Grand Ole Opry that aired multiple times on national television.
Performed a concert tour, including the Florida Theatre, accompanied by a String Orchestra with Composer and Conductor, Tom Keene.

Doyle Dykes is one of the worlds top fingerstyle guitarists around today.

Discography
1996: Fingerstyle Guitar
1997: H.E.A.T
1998: Gitarre 2000
2000: Zelf: A Self Portrait on Guitar
2001: Country Fried Pickin'
2003: Songs of Faith and Freedom
2004: Chameleon

The Road Back Home
Doyle Dykes Lyrics

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I'm stranded since I've landed
Always unknown
A riddle now stalks me
I guess I'm on my own

Betray those beliefs
And lose that grin
Don't be yourself, that's a sin

I'll look deep inside
Find my soul
Where's my road
The road back home

Hang in there that's what they say
Since I left my home
But choose now, choose wisely
The mysteries that roam

Betray those beliefs
And lose that grin
Don't be yourself, that's a sin
I'll look deep inside
Find my soul
Where's my road
The road back home

They said You're always a zero
They said You'll never be a hero
I can't find te words tonight
Get ready for the news, boy
Welcome to the real life!

Betray those beliefs
And lose that grin
Don't be yourself, that's a sin
I'll look deep inside
Find my soul

Where's my road
The road back home!

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of Doyle Dykes's song "The Road Back Home" have a sense of disorientation and isolation. The singer feels "stranded" and "always unknown," suggesting a sense of displacement and confusion. However, it soon becomes clear that the central conflict of the song is an internal one. The singer speaks of a "riddle" that now "stalks" them, suggesting that they are searching for something fundamental about themselves that they cannot find.

The repeated refrain of "betray those beliefs / and lose that grin / don't be yourself, that's a sin" suggests that the search for identity and meaning involves a rejection of the easy choices, the compromises that society expects us to make. The singer is looking "deep inside" to find their true self and their "soul," but the road back home is unclear. The final lines of the song suggest a defiance of those who would hold them back, with the singer being told they are "always a zero" and "you'll never be a hero." Despite this, they are ready for the challenge of "real life" and determined to find their way.

Overall, "The Road Back Home" is a song about self-discovery, the struggle to find one's place in the world, and the courage it takes to reject the expectations of others and be true to oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm stranded since I've landed
I feel lost and disconnected since I arrived here

Always unknown
I'm always feeling unknown and invisible

A riddle now stalks me
I feel like I'm being followed by a puzzle or mystery

I guess I'm on my own
I have to figure things out by myself

Betray those beliefs
You have to act in a way that goes against your true values

And lose that grin
Don't smile or act happy about it

Don't be yourself, that's a sin
Being who you really are is wrong

I'll look deep inside
I'll search within myself

Find my soul
Find my true purpose or path

Where's my road
Where should I go

The road back home
The path that leads me back to my true self or my original home