“That’s when it dawned on me that I was a city boy and sitting behind me on my old motorcycle was a country girl, and we were in the country.”
Summary
Streets and roads are very different animals. Willie Nelson sang, “I just can’t wait to get on the road again.” No one ever sang, “I just can’t wait to get on the street again.” Songs about country roads hold spacious truths because whether they are red dirt roads or roads with seven bridges, country roads are rich with the mysteries of life.
Resources
- “Self-Driving, Not Self-Governing” by Chris Flannery in the Claremont Review of Books
- Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road by Matthew Crawford
- Frank Sinatra singing “One for the Road”
- The Eagles warming up backstage with “Seven Bridges Road”
- Willie Nelson singing “On the Road Again” at the Grand Ole Opry
Credits
- Narrator: Chris Flannery
- Audio Producer: Derek Wood
- Music Supervisor: Blake Huxell
