Carefree Highway
Gordon Lightfoot Lyrics

Pickin' up the pieces of my sweet shattered dream
I'm trying to move on from a past relationship that didn't work out, but it's not easy.

I wonder how the old folks are tonight
I'm feeling nostalgic and wondering about people from my past.

Her name was Ann and I'll be damned if I recall her face
I can't remember what my ex even looked like anymore, but I still think about her.

She left me not knowin' what to do
I was lost after the breakup and didn't know how to move forward.

Carefree highway, let me slip away on you
I want to escape from my problems and find some peace on this carefree highway.

Carefree highway, you seen better days
This highway used to be full of promise and adventure, but now it's seen better times.

The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes
I'm feeling down and defeated, from my head all the way down to my feet.

Slip away on you
I want to escape and lose myself in the freedom of the open road.

Turnin' back the pages to the times I love best
I'm looking back on happier times in my life, when things were simpler and easier.

I wonder if she'll ever do the same
I'm wondering if my ex is thinking about the good times we had together and feeling the same nostalgia as me.

Now the thing that I call livin' is just bein' satisfied
I've lowered my expectations and am just trying to be content with what I have, even if it's not what I really want.

With knowin' I got no one left to blame
I've come to terms with the fact that the failed relationship was no one's fault, and there's no one left to blame.

I got to see you my old flame
I feel drawn to this old highway, which reminds me of a past love.

Searchin' through the fragments of my dream-shattered sleep
Even in my sleep, I'm haunted by my broken dreams and memories of my ex.

I wonder if the years have closed her mind
I'm wondering if my ex has moved on and forgotten about me.

I guess it must be wanderlust or tryin' to get free
I feel the need to wander and explore, to break free from the confines of my past.

From the good old faithful feelin' we once knew
I miss the feeling of security and comfort that I had with my ex, even though it's no longer there.