[Verse 1] I met a sign on County Line Painted by a shaky hand Told me turn past the feed store If I wanted some better plans I had a case of broken strings And a map that lost its way So I fed the miles my money And let the old roads make me stay [Pre-Chorus] Then I saw another one Nailed to a fence post low It said "Sunset Barn, two songs for gas" So I turned that wheel real slow [Chorus] Roadside stories, roadside stories I trade my miles for a tune Roadside stories, roadside stories New friends under the moon If the sign says go, I go If the night says stay, I stay Roadside stories, roadside stories They keep me moving on my way [Verse 2] At a diner by the river bend A waitress with a tattooed wrist Poured me coffee, asked my name Then she laughed and made a list "Play that one about the train yard" "Play one for a leaving man" So I sang for grease-stained truckers With a ring of keys in hand [Pre-Chorus] Then a kid outside the laundromat Wrote "Church tonight, all are welcome" On a scrap of cardboard white Like a promise someone nailed in [Chorus] Roadside stories, roadside stories I trade my miles for a tune Roadside stories, roadside stories New friends under the moon If the sign says go, I go If the night says stay, I stay Roadside stories, roadside stories They keep me moving on my way [Bridge] I played in a hayfield circle With a dog and two old men One kept time on a bottleneck One said, "Boy, come back again" He handed me a folding map And a grin with missing teeth Said, "Every road's a common table If you bring a song to eat" [Chorus] Roadside stories, roadside stories I trade my miles for a tune Roadside stories, roadside stories New friends under the moon If the sign says go, I go If the night says stay, I stay Roadside stories, roadside stories They keep me moving on my way [Outro] Now my backseat's full of paper Names and places, worn and bent Every sign I took a chance on Paid me back in good intent So I roll on through the morning With that sun-baked sky in sight Trade one town for one more chorus And a stranger for the night