One of my most vivid memories is my last day in Pennsylvania when I was 10. It was the summer between 5th and 6th grade. My dad had accepted a job transfer with his company that would take us to Missouri. I remember packing up the few items that we had after the movers had left with all of our stuff on one truck. It is amazing that they can fit an entire house with 2 adults and 2 kids on one truck, isn’t it?
We moved in my dad’s truck, and our dalmatian Lucky was in the back ready to go. This would be the longest road trip that he would take. We were pulling out of my grandmother’s drive way and I remember looking out the window with tears rolling down my cheeks. I was holding on to my care bear that I had since I was 2. A song by Whitesnake was playing in the background, “Here I Go Again.” This song would later become our road trip theme song. It always seemed to play when we were traveling.
No, I don’t know where I’m going,
But, I sure know where I’ve been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
And I’ve made up my mind
I ain’t wasting no more time
Here I go again
Here I go again
Tho’ I keep searching for an answer,
I never seem to find what I’m looking for
Oh Lord, I pray
You give me strength to carry on,
‘Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An’ here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An’ I’ve made up my mind
I ain’t wasting no more time
I’m just another heart in need of rescue,
Waiting on love’s sweet charity
An’ I’m gonna hold on
For the rest of my days,
‘Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An’ here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An’ I’ve made up my mind
I ain’t wasting no more time
But, here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go again,
Here I go
‘Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An’ here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
An’ I’ve made up my mind,
I ain’t wasting no more time
An’ here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
‘Cos I know what it means
To walk along the lonely street of dreams
An’ here I go again on my own
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone
Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known,
