Number 471 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time was written by Willie Nelson specifically for his movie, Honeysuckle Rose.
The rumor is that it took him practically no time at all to scribble out the lyrics. Judging from this transcription of the first draft, it doesn't surprise me in the least that not a lot of time was put into it.
On the road again
Just can't wait to eat a big toad again
The life I love is cookin' roadkill with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Findin' possums in a garbage bin
Eating things that I may never eat again
I can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Like a band of gourmets, we clean up the highway
We're the best of friends
Downing stacks of cats that we found our way
And our way...is on the road again
Just can't wait to scrape the road again
The life I love is cookin' roadkill with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
On the road again
Cookin' armadillos on a red-hot manifold
We're the best of friends
Makin' raccoon sauce that's nothin' if it isn't bold
And can kill a cold...on the road again
Just can't wait to eat a big toad again
The life I love is cookin' roadkill with my friends
And I can't wait to get on the road again
And I can't wait to eat from the road again
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