There's an eight lane highway
Out in LA
Headed nowhere
Every day is a rat race
They're fighting for first place
It's like a nightmare
It's a life of mass confusion
It's a heavy load
I'm ready to trade the fast lane
For a country road
There's a New York skyline
But there's no sunshine
Down on Broadway
Watching the stocks rise
Keeps them paralyzed
Up on park place
It's a 5th Avenue elusion
Digging for the gold
I'm ready to trade the fast lane
For a country road
I'm gonna take a turn for the better
It's been a long hard ride
This can't go on forever
I need a Sunday drive
Let me get behind the wheel
Before I lose control
And trade this fast lane
For a country road
There's a desert sunset
I haven't seen yet
Just out of Tuscon
Down in hot springs Arkansas
You can get an overhaul
I sure could use one
I'm gonna rise above the madness
Then I'll be laying low
I'm ready to trade the fast lane
For a country road
I'm gonna take a turn for the better
It's been a long hard ride
This can't go on forever
I need a Sunday drive
Let me get behind the wheel
Before I lose control
And trade this fast lane
For a country road
Come on, get out of the fast lane
Get on a country road
No more fast lanes
Get me a country road