Discover the story of the song > The Valley Road – Bruce Hornsby

The singer is talking about a man who sometimes leads and sometimes follows, but this time he's letting his partner make the decisions. They go on a walk down a road in the woods where they have an intimate moment. Later, the woman leaves and people whisper about where she went, but the man is left alone on the road. The lyrics suggest that their relationship was not accepted by society and there were consequences for their actions.