On the Road Again

Track 1 on Honeysuckle Rose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Willie Nelson starred as an aging rocker in the film Honeysuckle Rose. While on an airplane flight, he was asked to write a song about ‘being on the road’ for the film by… Read More

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On the Road Again Lyrics

[Intro]
One two
One two three four

[Verse 1]
On the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is making music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

[Verse 2]
On the road again
Goin' places that I've never been
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again

[Chorus]
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way

[Verse 3]
Is on the road again
I just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again

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[Chorus]
On the road again
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way
And our way

[Verse 4]
Is on the road again
Just can't wait to get on the road again
The life I love is makin' music with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
And I can't wait to get on the road again

[Outro]
Alright, thank you very much.

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Willie Nelson starred as an aging rocker in the film Honeysuckle Rose. While on an airplane flight, he was asked to write a song about ‘being on the road’ for the film by director Jerry Schatzberg and executive producer Sydney Pollack, so he grabbed a barf bag and proceeded to write “On The Road Again” on it.

The song topped the US Country Chart and crossed over to pop, peaking at #20 in late 1980. The song won a Grammy the following year for Best Country Song.