We could take the freeway It would be quick and easy Home free before you know it We could take the freeway We could take the freeway Every exit looks the same They all have a number instead of a name We could take the freeway Let the others pass us by We'll get where we're going in plenty of time Keep a hand on the wheel and one on my thigh And take the slow road I know a road A slow road, a stop and go road It's a twist to and fro road I know a road I know a road The streetlights are few and far Some of them flicker like halogen stars I know a road Let the others pass us by We'll get where we're going in plenty of time Keep a hand on the wheel and one on my thigh And take the slow road