"On the Road" is the title of a song written by Bob McDill

Bob McDill

Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...

, and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Lee Roy Parnell

Lee Roy Parnell

Lee Roy Parnell is an American country music artist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...

. It was released in August 1993 as the lead-off single to his 1993 album of the same name

On the Road (Lee Roy Parnell album)

On the Road is the third studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released October 26, 1993 via Arista Nashville...

. 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.

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