CAPO: 2nd Fret INTRO: C F C F C F He never worried when a day would end Am F C He'd just watch the cars drive by F Sitting in the twilight of his life, he felt a friend Dm C To the highway running just outside F The porch was his rest stop, he was born inside Am F If he caught your eye, he'd wave and smile C F And I wondered if he knew me from the last time I passed by Dm C G A thought that stayed with me for another mile CHORUS: F C And no one stopped only halfway there Am F G The old house down by the stream F C Am But halfway there was home to him F He settled in his worn out easy chair G Dm To sit awhile and smile while he dreamed F C In his house by the stream INTERLUDE: C F C F C F Those days on the farm had long disappeared Am F But his dad's last words, he'd hold onto C F While waving at the highway, a life driving past each day Dm C G But a smile might have dried a tear CHORUS: F C And no one stopped only halfway there Am F G The old house down by the stream F C Am But halfway there was home to him F He settled in his worn out easy chair G Dm To sit awhile and smile while he dreamed F C In his house by the stream INSTRUMENTAL: C Am G Am F C Dm C F G C F The trees went first, then gravel trucks rolled in Am F A four lane took shape a mile away C F Too far to see the highway, life's road dark and empty Dm C G A new road opened on this closing day CHORUS: F C And no one stopped only halfway there Am F G The old house down by the stream F C Am But halfway there was home to him F He settled in his worn out easy chair G Dm To sit awhile and smile while he dreamed F C F In his house by the stream OUTRO: Dm But no longer does he dream F C FCF In his house by the stream