Life is a highway by Tom Cochrane:
Life’s like a road that you travel on
When there’s one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There’s a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won’t haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won’t hesitate
To break down the guarding gate
There’s not much time left today
Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you’re going my way
I wanna drive it all night long
Through all the cities and all these towns
It’s in my blood and it’s all around
I love you now like I loved you then
This is the road and these are the hands
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights
The Khyber Pass to Vancouver’s lights
Knock me down and back up again
You’re in my blood, I’m not a lonely man
There’s no load I can’t hold
Road so rough this I know
I’ll be there when the light comes in
Just tell’ em we’re survivors
There was a distance between you and I
A misunderstanding once
But now, we look in the eye
#3:
A. Who are the main characters?
B. What are the obstacles to their love?
C. When and where does the story take place (setting)?
D. What is the main message (theme)?
#4:
Reread the extended refrain. Interpret these following lines.
A. “There’s no load I can’t hold”
B. “Road’s so rough this I know”
C. I’ll be there when the light comes in”