All the Roadrunning (song)

"All the Roadrunning" is a song written and performed by Mark Knopfler featuring American country singer Emmylou Harris.

It was first released as a new track on Knopfler's career-spanning compilation Private Investigations[2] and as a CD single in 2005.

[3] In April 2006, the song was also released on the album of the same title.

[4] "All the Roadrunning was a successful hit, peaking at #8 in the UK.

Hybridmagazine describes the song as having a "celtic folk melody" and as "accented by delicate mandolin and soaring fiddle strains, while the lyrics are a wistful account of life on the road that finds the lead character taking stock of the sacrifices and benefits of roaming.