Go west, they said, and so we did
From amber waves to pearly gates
Expand explore and procreate forever
It's rare I reap just what I sow
But when the cracks begin to show
With hand in hand we'll patch them up together
Sometimes it's hard to hold it all
My heart is big, my hands are small
My ears can hear the future call
I'll run until I fall
Grow up, they said but I won't break
'Cause I can make my own mistakes,
Too proud to beg but not to steal or borrow
They fooled me once, they told me twice
Just play your hand and roll the dice
And read about your history tomorrow
Sometimes it's hard to hold it all
My heart is big, my hands are small
My ears can hear the future call
I'll run until I fall
Purple mountain majesties
I've got no grace to shed on thee
Had every opportunity to change
But all this messy liberty
Will never be a match for me
Columbia will find another way
Sometimes it's hard to trace the lines
Of fruited plains and spacious skies
But I could stare into her eyes forever