Prayer For The Road

Album: 10,000 Towns (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This tender tribute to loved ones leaving home was penned by the band with Nashville songwriters Kyle Jacobs and Billy Montana. "The song was inspired by those that put themselves in harm's way for the rest of us," the Eli Young Band told The Boot, "military, first responders, firefighters, police, etc."

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