The only time I got to praying for a red light
Was when I saw your destination as a deadline
This is normal conversation, babe, it's all fine
I'm making quiet calculations to where the fault lies
"This is good land," or at least it was
It takes a strong hand and a sound mind
The college kids are getting so young, ain't they?
They're correcting all the grammar on our spray paint
And I even gave up driving after nightfall
I got tired of the frat boys with their brights on
"This is good land," or at least it was
It takes a strong hand and a sound mind
Sound mind
It makes me smile to know when things get hard, ooh
You'll be far, ooh, you'll be far from here
That while I clean shit up in the yard, ooh
You'll be far, ooh, you'll be far, far from here
So pack up your car, put a hand to your heart
Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are
We ain't angry at you, love, you're the greatest thing we've lost
The birds'll still sing, your folks'll still fight
The boards'll still creak, the leaves will still die
We ain't angry at you, love, we'll be waiting for you, love
And we'll all be here forever
And we'll all be here forever, ooh, ooh
Sure will
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
We're overdue for a revival
We spent so long just getting by
But that's the thing about survival
Who the hell, who the hell likes living just to die?
You told me you would make a difference
I got drunk and shut you down
And it won't be by your own volition
If you step foot out of this town
But it's all we had, for always
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So pack up your car, put a hand to your heart
Say whatever you feel, be wherever you are
We ain't angry at you, love, you're the greatest thing we've lost
The birds'll still sing, your folks'll still fight
The boards'll still creak, the leaves will still die
We ain't angry at you, love, we'll be waiting for you, love
And we'll all be here forever
And we'll all be here forever
You're gonna go far
You're gonna go far
You're gonna go far
You're gonna go far
You're gonna go far
Yes, you are
If you wanna go far
If you wanna go far
Then, you gotta go far
Then, you gotta go far
You gotta go far