"Fast Lanes and Country Roads" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Steve Dean, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Get to the Heart. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Chart performance References 1986 singles 1985 songs Barbara Mandrell songs Songs written by Roger Murrah Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer) MCA Records singles Songs written by Steve Dean