In "Lost on the Road," Wiz Khalifa pairs the pride of survival and success with the ache of distance from a partner. He celebrates loyalty, hustle, and outlasting danger, yet the repeated confession of being gone too long and lost on the road reveals the cost of that grind. The contrast between riding with the top down and feeling untethered from home gives the song its tension. He asks for patience while holding onto the life he always wanted, and the emotional message is that ambition can leave you both victorious and lonely.
Lost on the Road Lyrics by Wiz Khalifa
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
No matter what age you are
You gotta hustle and you gotta get on your grind
We only come in in first place
We want the gold and we taking it straight off the line
I roll me a J to the face
You really want it? Go get it, just make up your mind
I really got all that it takes
I’m on my way to the top, just a matter of time
I just made a play today
Never let go of my bitch, we like Bonnie and Clyde
I’m dropping the top on the whip
She in the passenger seat just enjoying the ride
My niggas came with extra clips
All the gangster shit, we made it through, glad we survived
It’s TGOD ’til the end
We never take it for granted, just glad we alive
Oh, I won’t let ’em kill my vibe, no
Oh, I’m just tryna live my life
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
She want a key to the city
Don’t need a key to my car to start up my ride
I’m with my day ones every day
If you got problems, no waiting around, man, go slide
I’m spending as much as I make
Keep money stuffed in the bank, stack it up to the sky
We know if you real or you fake
Either you gang or you gang, it ain’t no switching sides
I’m rolling a paper plane
Say that you looking for me, but I’m up in the clouds
I’m eating and scraping the plate
I felt the hunger before, but I’m eating good now
I’m glad ’cause it’s never too late
Been through the struggle, but I got a hundred more rounds
I promise I’m never gon’ change
This is the life that I wanted since I was a child
Oh, I won’t let ’em kill my vibe, no
Oh, I’m just tryna live my life
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
Wait for me, wait for me
[Just don’t mind, just don’t mind ?][2:18] (Yeah, yeah)
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
Baby, I’ve been gone too long (Long)
I’ve been lost on the road (Oh)
I know
I know
I know
