these are more travel-related songs with some qualifying as highway songs. and some may be too sad to "feel good," but I'll let you judge. they all work for me:
~ I Know You Rider - Trad ~ Southern Stream Line - John Fogerty ~ Key To The Highway - Broonzy ~ Willin'- Little Feat ~ The Road - Danny O'Keefe ~ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe - Johnny Mercer; 1945 ~ Your Bright Baby Blues – Jackson Browne;
Sitting down by the highway Down by that highway side Everybody's going somewhere Riding just as fast as they can ride I guess they've got a lot to do Before they can rest assured Their lives are justified Pray to God for me baby She can let me slide
~ Southbound Train – Graham Nash ~ Kansas City Blues – Jim Jackson; 1928; Dave Van ROnk did a great cover back in +/- 1961 with the Red Onion Jazz Band ~ Northwest Passage – Stan Rogers ~ Four Strong Winds – written by Ian Tyson; performed by Neil Young, HArry Belafonte ~ Roving Gambler ~ Racing in the Streets – Bruce Springstein ~ Railroad Bill – think it's trad ~ Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver ~ People Get Ready – Mayfield; 1964