Everywhere That Isn't Somewhere

Everywhere that isn't somewhere there's a mother all alone And an only son who's traveled far from home She can feel his shoulders ache from laying stone on top of stone And she hopes that someday he's gonna find Everywhere that isn't somewhere there's an old dog in a cage Missing a kid in hand-me-downs with dirt smeared on his face He wonders why you're gone and why the hours turn to days And why his years don't last as long as our own You just can't get there from here is what you tell all your friends But the interstate just loops in on itself and back again When you get to where you're going is it too late to know you're wrong? Everywhere that isn't somewhere might be somewhere all along Everywhere that isn't somewhere there's an old man with a son Who knows exactly why all he knows how to do is run Holding back the tears all he can manage is a nod "Don't drive too fast" he tells him as he leaves You just can't get there from here is what you tell all your friends But the interstate just loops in on itself and back again When you get to where you're going is it too late to know you're wrong? Everywhere that isn't somewhere might be somewhere all along