Going to the City

Highway 160 Across La Veta Pass Past The Acorn Where we stopped for gas The smell of piñon That earthy note of fall Going, going to the city After we'd fill up We'd catch I-25 World starts spinning faster Further east of the divide So when you grow up You dream of when you were young But in those days You couldn't wait for these to come Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Further up north More scars upon the land Zeros and ones Replace the heart and the hand Is this a plot twist, or is it part of the plan? To grow further from nature is the nature of the man Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city To grow further from nature is the nature of the man To grow further from nature is the nature of the man To grow further from nature is the nature of the man To grow further from nature is the nature of the man Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city Going, going to the city