You have been on the road for a long, long time. You miss home and your loved ones. This is the reverse side of the coin for a touring musician, as a life like this brings both joy, longing and sadness.
The song “I Don't Know” is a very beautiful country song about a musician who lives a touring life and who longs incredibly much for his family and children. The thoughts fly around in his head about what he really wants and values with life.
This song is page 6 of “Authentic Stories”.
I Don't Know
Verse 1:
I'm standing on the sidewalk, don't know which way to go
My head is looking sideways, watching the traffic flow
Since I left my hometown, I've been missing my family
Starting out in a new town with my suitcase and guitar
Chorus short:
But I don't know, which way to go. No I don't know, which way to go
Verse 2:
I've been doing this for a long time, too long to remember
Reading storybooks for my kids, must have been last september
Telling you I'll be home soon my love, turn off the lights and thigh on my shoes, cause I've got the blues for you
Chorus long:
But I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know, which way to go
I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know… which way to
Verse 3:
But here I am in this new town, with my suitcase and guitar
Playing in all these places, and then I'm driving in my car
The sunset behind the mountains, sets by the pretty skies
That's where we used to go my love, again wouldn't that be nice
Chorus long:
But I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know, which way to go
I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know… which way to
Chorus/Vari:
Living away from you my love, I guess I can't get used to it
Cause every time I go to bed , in my hotel room,
I turn out the lights and think of you, and you're kissing the kids goodnight
Wishing I was home in bed, right next to you…
I'm standing on the sidewalk, don't know which way to go
My head is looking sideways, watching the traffic flow
Since I left my hometown, I've been missing my family
Starting out in a new town with my suitcase and guitar
Chorus short:
But I don't know, which way to go. No I don't know, which way to go
Verse 2:
I've been doing this for a long time, too long to remember
Reading storybooks for my kids, must have been last september
Telling you I'll be home soon my love, turn off the lights and thigh on my shoes, cause I've got the blues for you
Chorus long:
But I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know, which way to go
I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know… which way to
Verse 3:
But here I am in this new town, with my suitcase and guitar
Playing in all these places, and then I'm driving in my car
The sunset behind the mountains, sets by the pretty skies
That's where we used to go my love, again wouldn't that be nice
Chorus long:
But I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know, which way to go
I don't know, which way to go
No I don't know… which way to
Chorus/Vari:
Living away from you my love, I guess I can't get used to it
Cause every time I go to bed , in my hotel room,
I turn out the lights and think of you, and you're kissing the kids goodnight
Wishing I was home in bed, right next to you…