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Pan Am Highway Blues

This version of Pan Am Highway Blues was released by Zz Top in 1977.

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I’ve gotten good at missin’ her
I practice all the time
While I drive the Pan Am highway thru
With that cactus friend of mine
It’s gettin’ hard to see the white line rollin’ by
I can’t forget her memory deep inside

I dropped a bundle down in Panama
But the loss didn’t do me no good
Spendin’ cash and talkin’ trash
Don’t do it like it should
I realized I just couldn’t buy her smile
I’ll keep tryin’ on that Pan Am mile by mile

If she’d meet me in San Salvador
I’d buy her a drink or two
We’d talk about our used to be
And ride on to Peru
The time to get it right is here and now
If she won’t I’ll move on anyhow

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The lyrics to Pan Am Highway Blues are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Zz Top used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Pan Am Highway Blues have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Zz Top and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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