That’s the best time to absorb these five road trip songs.

Digest them. Ponder and reflect. Most of all–enjoy.

You’ll be glad you did.

The Ghost of Tom Joad – Bruce Springsteen

Sure, it’s the Boss, but all stripped down and bare like a dust bowl cotton field.

I Want It So Bad – The Gourds

There’s a Zen message in this song somewhere.

Jackson Square – Mason Jennings

You’ll need to listen to this a few times to stop asking, “What just happened?”

I Am Goodbye – Bonnie Prince Billy

This hits the sweet spot between the infectious and cryptic.

Every Time – Sarah Harmer

Just try not to think of factory stacks along the interstate at night.

BONUS: Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie – Bob Dylan

The lyric-smith himself offers up something to chew on besides stale circus peanuts 300 miles into your next road trip.

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– Nat King Cole

There is one essential road-tripping element all excursions must have—music. Whether it’s playing old Johnny Cash tapes, fist-pumping to Technotronic, or sprinkling your journey with, well, Journey, music makes the world go round, and, consequently, makes miles in a car go by faster.

Here are a couple tools to get you started and help keep the music flowing, whether you’re rocking out to Taylor Swift or Iron Maiden:

SiriusXM – Imagine hundreds of radio channels, all commercial-free, and available anywhere you could imagine driving. That’s the modern marvel that is SiriusXM Satellite Radio. If you have to have radio connectivity at all times, look no further than satelite radio.

Spotify – Ok, so you’re not down with the whole broadcasting thing; you like to customize your listening experience just a bit more. Have you checked out Spotify? For a monthly service fee, you can stream all your music to your mobile device instantly, and it syncs all your playlists.

iTunes Match – Alright, we get it. You just want to take your entire music collection, but you haven’t purchased a CD in years. That’s ok. If you’re rolling with an iPhone, you can use iTunes Match, a service that makes your music automatically available for streaming on all your mobile devices. You’ll never leave home without your entire collection of Dolly Parton albums ever again.

However you decide to hit the road, these three tips will keep the pressure on your eardrums, and the miles moving swiftly beneath your tires.

Head bobbin’ never felt so good.

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