Lyrics

WHAH HAPPENED TO ROUTE 66
TERRY KINCAID & MARIAM
BMI 2006

INTRO

It was born and built, out of demand
Brought people together, all over the land
Filled up with business, of sleeping and fuel
Miles and miles, mostly windy and cruel
Crossed over deserts, mountains and plains
Snaked through the canyons without any names
But most of its gone, not much left to fix (extra half measure)
I?m wondering, what happened ? to Route 66

INTERLUDE

You?ve seen all the photos, recognize all the names
But the neon and pueblo have crumbled the same
People and lives have long since moved on
The magic and enchantment are almost all gone
They rush with abandon, better places to go
All the stories they?re missing, they?ll never know
It used to be the place, where you?d get your kicks (extra half measure)
And I?m wondering, what happened ? to Route 66

INSTRUMENTAL

BRIDGE

It?s a highway, it?s a byway, it?s the old way of life
It?s Roys, the Owl and St. Louis Nights
It?s the trail we?d take, when we were learnin? to roam
It?s the path we follow, when we?d come back home
Now that era?s a memory, those years in the past
When things moved slower, and we needed less
If you ask me when it was better, it?s those days I would pick (extra half measure)
I?ll always wonder, what happened ? to Route 66

MODULATION

If I had the chance, I?d go back in time
When the motor inns and restaurants were all looking fine
I?d travel that trail, from beginning to end
Look at it all once more, from the eyes of a kid
Americana?s not the same, nothins? like I recall
That ribbon across country was important to us all
And when we finally learn, there?s more than dollars and cents (extra half measure)
We?ll all be asking, what happened ? to Route 66

TAG
And when we all finally learn, there?s more than dollars and cents (extra 2 measures)
We?ll all be asking, what happened ? to Route 66

OUTRO