(He said) "Do your best to live a life by design
Cross the earth on tangent lines
North past where the continent divides
Push the Dodge up to 125"
I listened to each word he had to say
"We don't need an escape
We just need/to see/a different/place"
Clear air to free my shining mind
Two-lane highway will unwind
"She's such a bright light in the morning sky
There's no better way to end up blind"
I hear his voice telling me all the things
I wish he had time to say
"We've finally gotten to the point/where there's nothing/left/to lose
What will we gain?
What's left to gain?"
Everything is so green
Even our eyes have changed
And if you should get/there before I do
It doesn't make me change my mind
"Like the wind shakes the oaks and pines
Like the rain soaks our hearts and lives
Like a fire that warms us from inside
Like the earth moves around in time"
And when he was done, I turned and walked away
With his parting words/nothing more to say
"We can run for the joy of ending up/in/another/place
Feel the earth sway!
Feel the earth sway!
What's left to gain?"