Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend and sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind

There's a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore

We won't hesitate
To break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today

[Chorus]
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, yeah

Through all these cities and all these towns
It's in my blood, and it's all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road, and these are the hands

From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights
Knock me down and back up again
You're in my blood; I'm not a lonely man

There's no load I can't hold
A road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Tell 'em we're survivors

[Chorus: x 2]

There was a distance between you and I
A misunderstanding once
But now we look in the eye

There ain't no load that I can't hold
A road so rough this I know
I'll be there when the light comes in
Tell 'em we're survivors

[Chorus: x 3]



Lyrics submitted by queenvictoria_14

Track duration: 04:37

"Life Is a Highway" as written by Thomas William Cochrane

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    General Comment:Love this song. Heard it again today while out driving. "Life is a highway...I wanna ride it all night long." The song is so positive and upbeat. Can't sit still whenever I listen to it. Just helps lift the high even higher. Music has the incredible ability to uplift our spirits or drag us down into the dumps. I'm choosing the former! GREAT song!
    Flag NooContacton August 16, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:love this song!!!
    Flag Hawkfire101Son January 31, 2010   Link
  • -1
    My Opinion:This is friggen awesome! My favorite movie!
    Flag nightwishcarsfan1990on August 31, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Guys!!Give up it!!!
    This song is great!!! Whoever is singing !!!!

    Andy Poland Eastern Europe
    Flag apaon August 20, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Ok people, the way Rascal Flatts sings it is much, much, much better than anyone else.
    fo sho:]
    Flag Liverpool7on July 09, 2008   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:The original version is so much better than this cover! Tom Cochrane sang this song so much better!
    Flag canbarelygoon April 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song goes down as my favorite song :]
    my life song :]
    when i hear it it ALWAYS makes me in a better mood
    i just wanna hop in the car and go on a cross country road trip :]
    i LOVE rascal flatts♥
    Flag alexandrea987on April 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think that they did this song GREAT!!
    keep going Rascal Flatts
    Flag ovrwrkd&undrpaidon December 31, 2007   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:personally i think this is so much better than the original. and i still don't get why people bother commenting on a song they hate so much.
    Flag MeanLookstheIIIon October 27, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I love this song. And I love the Rascal Flats. Its so boppy and fun.
    Flag Turtlegrlion August 23, 2007   Link

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