Ricky Van Shelton - Backroads Lyrics






I've got the radio blastin', I've got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruisin' these backroads on the outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowin', hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruisin' these backroads, all my troubles are behind

Well, when I woke up this morning, well, I took me a look outside
It was plain to see it was one of those days tailor-made for taking a ride
So I went downstairs and cleared my head with coffee and cigarettes
And when it hit me right there, then my mind was set

Well, I phoned work and told 'em they're going to be a man short today
I got the sunny day blues, there's only one thing that's gonna make them go away
So I went out and I climbed into my big ol' Chevrolet
And with a turn of the key and a cloud of dust, I was on my way

I've got the radio blastin', I've got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruisin' these backroads on the outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowin', hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruisin' these backroads, all my troubles are behind

Well, maybe I did maybe I didn't go and lose my job today
But you can take my cares, take my worries and blow them all away
For there comes a time in any man's life when he's got to break free
I got four good wheels and an endless road stretched out in front of me

I've got the radio blastin', I've got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruisin' these backroads on the outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowin', hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruisin' these backroads, all my troubles are behind

I've got the radio blastin', I've got the windows rolled down
And I'm cruisin' these backroads on the outskirts of town
I can feel the wind a-blowin', hear the big engines whine
When I'm cruisin' these backroads, all my troubles are behind





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  1. G.... G....

    Love Ricky and his music. Blessed indeed he is

  2. W.... Y....

    Oh yes great cruise music on the backroads

    W.... Y....

    Love this song

    W.... Y....

    I have a bad ear infection this week. Thats why i missed you today green eyes. I am still here for you. You need need me come see me.

    W.... Y....

    Or call me. Number is in your book or card

    W.... Y....

    Hear this song on the radio often here. Makes me want to ride the roads and listen to music and forget about all the stress that I am under. What I am facing ahead of me. I can handle being alone cause I want to be alone. But I don't know if I can if it's because no Man will ever want me again after this. Maybe I am not good enough for any man. I guess I will ride the back roads alone.

    W.... Y....

    I miss you green eyed country boy can't wait for you to be back. I'm always here for you to talk to. Always know that.

  3. 9.... ....

    written by The Charlie Major, hell of a song writer and performer

  4. H.... D....

    2019 strong and still cruise them country backroads!

  5. J.... B....

    Love this song, glad I met him ...

  6. V.... D....

    I got the radio blasting, I've got the window's rolled down.

  7. r.... r....

    so relaxing i really love it

  8. L.... N....

    Ricky Van Shelton, this song is AMAZING !!!!!

  9. C.... J....

    I wish that I had a CD of this song, if my 1990 Subaru Legacy still ran, I would slide it into my CD player and go cruising up and down the county road I live on. (someone made sure that my Subaru Legacy would no longer run, guess you just can't have everything. Now they have gotten to my Husband's 1984 Ford F-150) God bless you.

  10. C.... J....

    I wish that I had a CD of this song, if my 1990 Subaru Legacy still ran, I would slide it into my CD player and go cruising up and down the county road I live on. (someone made sure that my Subaru Legacy would no longer run, guess you just can't have everything. Now they have gotten to my Husband's 1984 Ford F-150) God bless you.

  11. M.... W....

    I had a big ol Chevy dualie that I had a heck of a lot of fun with!! 454 and I used every single one of those cubic inches!!

  12. R.... J....

    Perfect thanks

  13. R.... B....

    Haven't heard these songs in yrs. I had a couple of old cassettes that I bought when I saw him at Sunset Park (which is no longer open) in Penn. Still have my pics of him too.

  14. B.... ....

    Travis Brickley and Team USA

  15. J.... R....

    my wife says this song was written about me. once I hit the back roads and she puts her feet on the dash, then winders come down and the radio is up I swear whatever is on my mind just falls right off the back bumper.

  16. J.... R....

    my wife says this song was written about me. once I hit the back roads and she puts her feet on the dash, then winders come down and the radio is up I swear whatever is on my mind just falls right off the back bumper.

  17. A.... G....

    Wanna scare a bunch of Long Islanders? Pull up beside them in an F-150 4x4 with this song sailing out your open windows. Dug the CD out recently exactly for that purpose. Nashville needs to rediscover RVS, Rick Trevino, and Collin Raye; don't they??

  18. E.... H....

    Good song to cruise with.

  19. E.... ....

    Would love to have one of these '57 Chevy's...

  20. c.... ....

    1972 pontiac grand prix 600watts per channnel stereo cruising alberta backroadsomg how i miss those days

  21. d.... k....

    Used to cruise the back roads in my 55 Ford. Radio blastin, beer on the dash. Ricky you bring it all back. God bless.

  22. J.... B....

    There is nothing I would have liked better than to have traveled those backroads w/RVS. What a fantastic thought. Jacquie Barbani

    J.... B....

    Jacquie Barbani

  23. D.... S....

    every time I hear this song make me want to take day off from work on long drive great song love it

  24. N.... F....

    Almost 5 years later still listening. My late girlfriend sister went to jail for child porn

  25. m.... n....

    RICKY & THIS SONG MAKES MY DAY, LOVE YOU RICKY

  26. Q.... S....

    Oh yea... Great song !!!

  27. K.... ....

    Awesome!!!!

  28. a.... ....

    This rocks  :)

  29. J.... B....

    seen this guy in Glasgow a very long time ago AND I STILL RAVE ABOUT HIM

  30. L.... M....

    You bet they do!!! I live on back roads of the Keystone state :) I can feel the tires spinning in the rhythm of this song.

  31. D.... R....

    Don't worry...you make perfect sense!!!!

  32. K.... I....

    when im a little older (currently 11 lol) i want to be crusing down the road my dad lives on, a bumpy old back road with my top down windows down radio up and going 80kmh i know it didnt make sense i just didnt know how to put it lol

    K.... I....

    Kevin Isam It’s been 5 years. You cruising those roads yet?

  33. N.... M....

    DEAR RICKY VAN SHELTON, WE WAIT VERY, VERY, VERY YOUR CONCERT IN BULGARIA - SOFIA - EUROPE !!! WE LOVE YOU VERY . . . . . MUCH !!! BIG, BIG, BIG THANKS FOR THE BIG PLEASURE !!!

  34. N.... M....

    RISKY, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 from BULGARIA !!!

  35. N.... M....

    PLEASANT SONG ! I LISTEN OFEN THIS SONG. THANK YOU FOR THE PLEASURE.

  36. L.... L....

    This was written by Charlie Major (a Canadian)...I heard him do it at a concert yrs ago...and he thanks RVS for making it a hit.

  37. D.... W....

    ACC's #35 song of '92. God bless ya, brother Ricky Van! Thanx, ryder, for postin' it. Have a blessed weekend!

  38. S.... R....

    I'm turning 23 and I haven't heard this song in like 16 years and I still remember all the words to the chorus and the "good old Chevrolet" line. ha ha. After all these years I thought it was Alan Jackson who sings it.

  39. R.... R....

    Wat happen to this kinda music?

  40. R.... S....

    What Album Is The Song Wild Man On

  41. N.... F....

    @theamandakay88 I now live in Atlanta, and have traveled the south. If you go wayy up to Oswego County - Its about as rural as northern alabama. Just a lot colder most of the year.

  42. A.... J....

    @felicciasc ny? this is talking southern backroads

  43. N.... F....

    This song reminds me of riding around Hastings , NY in 1994

  44. g.... ....

    great song by our sweet Charlie Major ! ~~~ wow !

  45. J.... T....

    thats what im gonna do this weekend

  46. B.... J....

    Great Friday night cruisin' song. I crank this in my truck in the summer!!