You Can't Get There From Here

I woke up in a cheap motel in Texas

Suffering the after-effects of shame

Stumbled to the continental breakfast

A salesman there seemed to know my name

He never even asked where I was headed

But he offered me direction just the same

He said you can’t get there from here

A child’s laugh, a mother’s touch

A memory so dear

I see it all like yesterday so clear

But you can’t get there from here

Made my way back East as far as Memphis

In an outdoor farmer’s market I bought sweet tea

When a gypsy woman handed me some green leaves

Told me they could heal what’s wrong with me

Take this for your heart to make you stronger

She said, make a brand new start and carry on

But you can’t get there from here

You thought maybe in the taillights

The past might disappear

I hear the voices whisper in my ear

They say you can’t get there from here

I met a man crossing West End last night

With whisky breath he asked me for some change

Like two total strangers tried to warn me of the dangers

I told him, you can go home again

Yes, you can go home my friend

But you can’t get there from here

You thought maybe in the bright lights

The pain might disappear

I hear their voices still ringing in my ear

They say you can’t get there from here

No you can’t get there from here

A child’s laugh, a mother’s love

A memory so dear

I see it all like yesterday so clear

But you can’t get there from here

No you can’t get there from here