Road Trip

[Verse 1]
Met him at a rest stop outside Amarillo
He was headed east, I was going west
He had a thermos full of something strong
I had a bag of boiled peanuts and a lighter vest
We got to talking 'bout the miles we'd covered
How the land keeps changing if you pay attention
He laughed at something I said about the highways
I laughed back, though I can't recall the question

[Chorus]
It's all just different dirt under different skies
Same sun coming up, same way to watch it rise
You can pack your whole life in a canvas bag
Find out people everywhere got the same kind of eyes
When something's funny, everybody knows
Different words maybe, but the same laugh shows

[Verse 2]
He told me 'bout his daughter living up in Duluth
I showed him a photograph of my brother's farm
Said his wife left seven years ago this August
I said mine never showed, so there wasn't any harm
We stood there in the parking lot another twenty minutes
Watching semis pulling in and pulling out
Sometimes you meet someone for a minute
And it matters more than people you've known your whole life without doubt

[Chorus]
It's all just different dirt under different skies
Same sun coming up, same way to watch it rise
You can pack your whole life in a canvas bag
Find out people everywhere got the same kind of eyes
When something's funny, everybody knows
Different words maybe, but the same laugh shows

[Bridge]
He went his way, I went mine
Probably won't ever cross paths again
But I still think about that stranger sometimes
How easy it is to find a friend

[Outro]
There's a lot of road between here and there
And most folks are just trying to get through
You'd be surprised how much you share
With someone who ain't nothing like you
With someone who ain't nothing like you