Frank Turner - The Road lyrics

To the east, to the east
The road beneath my feet
To the west, to the west
Well I haven’t got there yet
To the north, to the north
Never to be caught
To the south, to the south
My time is running out

Ever since my childhood I've been scared
I've been afraid
Of being trapped by circumstances
Staying in one place
So I always keep a small bag
Full of clothes carefully stored
Somewhere secret
Somewhere safe and somewhere close
To the door
Well I’ve traveled many countries
Washed my feet in many seas
I've drunk with grifters in Vienna and
With punks in old DC
And I've driven across deserts
Driven by the irony that
Only being shackled to
The road could ever I be free

To the east, to the east
The road beneath my feet
To the west, to the west
Well I haven’t got there yet
To the north, to the north
Never to be caught
To the south, to the south
My time is running out

I've felt old before my time
But now I keep the age away
By burning up the miles and yeah
By filling up my days
And the nights, a thousand
Nights I've played, a thousand more to go
Before I take a breath and steel myself
For the next one thousand shows

To the east, to the east
The road beneath my feet
To the west, to the west
Well I haven’t got there yet
To the north, to the north
Never to be caught
To the south, to the south
My time is running out

Yeah, so saddle up your horses
And keep your powder dry
Because the truth is you won't be here long
Yeah soon you're going to die
To the heart, to the heart
There's no time for you to waste
You won't find your precious answers now
By staying in one place
Yeah, by giving up the chase

To the east, to the east
The road beneath my feet
To the west, to the west
Well I haven’t got there yet
And to the north, to the north
I never will be caught
To the south, to the south
My time is running out
Yeah to the south, to the south
My time is running out
Yeah to the south, to the south
My time is running out

I face the horizon, everywhere I go
I face the horizon, the horizon is my home
I face the horizon, everywhere that I go
I face the horizon, the horizon is my home