Thinkin of heading there soon
Get closer to the coast of the Pacific Ocean
Far from what I'm used to

My friends have traveled west
Across the continent in search of a better life
Just like Lewis and Clark at the request of Jefferson
Obsessed with what they could find

La la la la la......

And all the stories that we tell to move us forward
We learned them when we are young
So that life becomes a race where you can't look backwards
Best to stare at yet to come

And our lives are on a course a manifest destiny
To cover all the miles that we can
So we formed the modern ranks of discovery
march out over the land

La la la la la......

And we ripen like fruit sucking nutrients
Wait for our stems to break
So we can fall from the tree sweet with indifference
And sit there for someone to take

So go ahead and pull the plug drain the country side
Rob the small towns that bear you
Pack 'em up and ship them out to someplace far away
Tell them its the best they can do

La la la la la......

Yes and I am moving soon
To Minnesota and Indiana home
Tell my friends and family its nice to know you
Its time to get out on my own

And I will move on from there in the name of progress
Reaching for the setting sun
Will consume my every care I'll never stop and never rest
Never say that I am done

La la la la la......

Yes and I will make it out to Eugene Oregon
And on to the pacific coast
And I will step to edge and touch the ocean
And that's as bout as far as you can go

And I will have to turn around my back to the western sky
Shriving wet and alone
And I will see my footsteps stretched back east ward
Take a breath and follow them home

Follow them home...