Electric Guitar Solo Intro
[Verse 1]
I spent some years behind those walls
Wondering where I went wrong
Twenty-one when I walked out
Trying to figure out where I belonged
Had a past that followed me
Everywhere I tried to go
But there’s more to me than yesterday
And I’m ready now to know
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve been carrying this weight
I’ve been fighting every day
But there’s a road beneath my feet
And I can finally get away
[Chorus]
Take me away, take me away
I wanna leave these memories behind me
Take me away, take me away
To somewhere I can finally breathe
I’ve spent too long looking backwards
At everything I couldn’t change
Now I’m putting my foot on the gas
And I’m driving through the pain
Take me away tonight
Yeah, take me away tonight
[Verse 2]
From a small town called Grove, Oklahoma
Where I learned to dream somehow
I’ve had people tell me who I was
But I know who I am now
I’ve punched that clock, I’ve worked those nights
I’ve tried to build something of my own
And every mile that I put behind me
Feels like another mile back home
[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve got scars nobody sees
But they don’t get to define me
I’ve got a future up ahead
And that’s where I’m gonna be
[Chorus]
Take me away, take me away
I wanna leave these memories behind me
Take me away, take me away
To somewhere I can finally breathe
I’ve spent too long looking backwards
At everything I couldn’t change
Now I’m putting my foot on the gas
And I’m driving through the pain
Take me away tonight
Yeah, take me away tonight
[Bridge]
I’ve lost some people that I loved
I’ve had days I couldn’t stand
But somehow I kept moving forward
With my future in my hands
I don’t need to forget my story
I just don’t wanna live inside it
The past can stay in the rearview
While I chase the life I’m fighting for
[Guitar Solo]
[Final Chorus]
Take me away, take me away
Let the Oklahoma wind remind me
There’s a whole world waiting out there
And it’s finally time to see
I can’t change where I’ve been
But I can choose where I go
And every mile down this highway
Is another mile letting go
Take me away tonight
Yeah, take me away tonight
[Outro]
I’ve been waiting all my life…
For a chance to feel alive…
So turn that radio up
And let this old road take me away.