The longest road in my small town
Divided by a highway now
We always hung a right as I looked left
The only side I ever knew
As a kid I never had a clue
What turning left might really mean for me
The sunsets are just sweeter
The snow’s a little deeper
Those crickets sing their song every night
Wishing I could hang that right once again
You won’t ever find me wondrin’ if Island Road was better on the other end
Got married at a young nineteen
That boy he swept me off my feet
And took me to the other end of the street
Life was never truly bliss, learning how to never quit
It wasn’t much, but just enough to get by
We had our share of tough heartbreaks
Right across the interstate
Despite our growing pains we stayed true
Me and you against the world
We had it out with our landlords
And seen the work of God in our front yard
We couldn’t see as many stars as I once did
On the other end
Road that sounds like paradise
One you pass and don’t look twice
But you never do forget that feeling of home
Now my home has been hauled off
Sitting there, an empty lot
A land that’s haunted with my memories
The good, the bad, the ugly too
As a kid I never had a clue
What turning left might really mean for me
Feb 5
Feb 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM UTC
The longest road in my small town
Divided by a highway now
We always hung a right as I looked left
The only side I ever knew
As a kid I never had a clue
What turning left might really mean for me
The sunsets are just sweeter
The snow’s a little deeper
Those crickets sing their song every night
Wishing I could hang that right once again
You won’t ever find me wondrin’ if Island Road was better on the other end
Got married at a young nineteen
That boy he swept me off my feet
And took me to the other end of the street
Life was never truly bliss, learning how to never quit
It wasn’t much, but just enough to get by
We had our share of tough heartbreaks
Right across the interstate
Despite our growing pains we stayed true
Me and you against the world
We had it out with our landlords
And seen the work of God in our front yard
We couldn’t see as many stars as I once did
On the other end
Road that sounds like paradise
One you pass and don’t look twice
But you never do forget that feeling of home
Now my home has been hauled off
Sitting there, an empty lot
A land that’s haunted with my memories
The good, the bad, the ugly too
As a kid I never had a clue
What turning left might really mean for me