The Road Goes on Forever

E257700

"The Road Goes on Forever" is a country song popularized by the supergroup The Highwaymen, known for its storytelling about an outlaw couple and its enduring place in Americana music.

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The Road Goes On Forever 3
The Road Goes on Forever canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country song ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Joe Ely ⓘ
Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
The Highwaymen ⓘ
associatedWithScene Texas singer-songwriter movement ⓘ
composer Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs Americana standard ⓘ
storytelling classic in country music ⓘ
featuresCharacters outlaw couple ⓘ
genre Country ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme crime ⓘ
escape ⓘ
outlaws ⓘ
romance ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasNarrativeForm story song ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Joe Ely ⓘ
The Highwaymen ⓘ
hasRefrain "the road goes on forever and the party never ends" ⓘ
hasReputation modern outlaw ballad ⓘ
signature song for Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
signature song for The Highwaymen’s repertoire ⓘ
influencedGenre Americana ⓘ
Texas country ⓘ
isStapleOf Americana live performances ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
partOf Americana music canon ⓘ
performer Joe Ely ⓘ
Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
The Highwaymen ⓘ
popularizedBy The Highwaymen ⓘ
recordedBy Joe Ely ⓘ
Robert Earl Keen ⓘ
The Highwaymen ⓘ
writer Robert Earl Keen ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Highwaymen → notableWork → The Road Goes on Forever ⓘ
The Highwaymen → notableSong → The Road Goes on Forever ⓘ
Robert Earl Keen → notableWork → The Road Goes On Forever ⓘ
linked to: The Road Goes on Forever
Robert Earl Keen → notableSong → The Road Goes On Forever ⓘ
linked to: The Road Goes on Forever
Please Call Home → includedIn → The Road Goes On Forever ⓘ
linked to: The Road Goes on Forever