We were standing out in the rain Talking without a rein Back before she went insane But in the skyway It was something about the rain Falling down on the plains Like a shower to my brain Spraining all day I'm on the highway And I'm headed home I'm on the highway 'Cause I needed to be alone I'm on the highway And I'm headed home I'm on the highway 'Cause I needed to be alone They were singing into the song Back in New Orleans in the dawn They were bringing it out Taking you somewhere modern I was singing about the saints We were bringing it out to rain They were dancing about it Singing somehow in my way I'm on the highway And I'm headed home I'm on the highway 'Cause I needed to be alone I'm on the highway And I'm headed home I'm on the highway 'Cause I needed to be alone