On the Road (song)

For the song by Dick Damron, see On the Road (Dick Damron song).

"On the Road"
Single by Lee Roy Parnell
from the album On the Road
B-side	"Back in My Arms Again"[1]
Released	August 9, 1993
Genre	Country
Length	4:38
Label	Arista Nashville
Writer(s)	Bob McDill
Producer	Scott Hendricks
Lee Roy Parnell singles chronology
"Tender Moment" (1993) "On the Road" (1993) "I'm Holding My Own" (1994)

"On the Road" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by country music artist Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in August 1993 as the lead-off single to his 1993 album of the same name. It peaked at #6 in the United States, and #12 in Canada.

Content

The song consists of three vignettes featuring various characters (a neglected young wife, an underachieving teenager whose father has voiced his disappointment in him, and a retired couple whose children have forgotten them and never visit) who flee their troubled or unfulfilling lives and find adventure on the road.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Oblowitz.

Chart positions

"On the Road" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 21, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart	12

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 315. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.