The Road You Leave Behind

I remember the night my dad stopped the car
 And got out in the rain
 Changed a blown out tire on a car
 For a family with out of state plates
 I said dad did we know those folks
 As they waved and drove out of sight
 He just smiled as he started the car
 He said son not 'til tonight
 You see the road you leave behind you
 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
 Stuck out on the highway one night
 Many years gone by
 Had the hood of my truck pulled up
 My ol' gas tank was dry
 Some ol' guy gettin' off on the night shift
 Pulled up to check on me
 He said I been in your shoes before son
 And it's no place to be
 You see the road you leave behind you
 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind
 I said what do I owe you friend you could've easily passed me by
 He said next time it might be me son you don't owe me a dime
 You see the road you leave behind you
 Is another road you're gonna have to come back down
 It's just the way this big old world turns 'round
 You'll find somehow somewhere someplace sometime
 You gotta go back down the road you leave behind