Story Behind The Song
When we leave a job (through layoffs, personal choice, retirement), ofthen the most special things we take with us are the relationships we developed with the people we worked with.
Song Description
Reflections on friendships developed at work when leaving a job after 15 years
| Song Length |
5:10 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Quiet, Poignant |
Subject |
Office, Friend |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Lights on the Highway
Lights out on the highway
Scatter in my tears
Driving home for the last time
After all these years
Remembering the good times
Forgetting about the bad
Knowing I just said good-bye
To some of the best friends
I ever had
Come each day to earn that check
Pay the bills and rent
The treasure that we leave with
Is the people that we?ve met
The time we?ve spent
Working shoulder to shoulder
Side by side
Doing things together that alone
We never could have done
No matter how hard we tried
The days turned into weeks
The weeks flowed into years
Emptied in to the sea of time
Suddenly I?m here
I remember staring at my desk
That very first day
One of many new friends
Kindly stopped
Helped me on my way
The days turned into weeks
The weeks flowed into years
Emptied in to the sea of time
Suddenly I?m here
Lights out on the highway
Scatter in my tears
Driving home for the last time
After all these years
words & music copyright 2006 Michael Capella