The Great Highway

I had this dream, America

Was always a very special place

Heroes of the great white west

Wild Bill Hickok and the rest

The romantic on a reckless chase

Till reality hit me in the face

Hey, hey, hey

I'm riding on the great highway

All across America

From New York to LA

Hoping I can find my dream

In New Hampshire or New Orleans

Find a place where I can stay

Once I'm there, I'm never going away

So hey, hey, hey

From Portland, Maine to San Francisco bay

All across America

I'm on the great highway

Bright eyes like wishing wells

Instamatic kiss and tell

Optimistic self belief

College girls with perfect teeth

Take the color realism

In 20/20 vision

Animated, multi race

Are always out there in your face

Ooh la, she'll be cool if you tell her

And life is not road for a beast

So wake up to reality

And hey, hey, hey

I'm driving on the interstate

All across America

Along the great highway

And even if the dream goes wrong

Still stay for the last song

So hey, hey, hey

From Portland, Maine to San Francisco bay

All across America

We're on the great highway

A great solution it may be

But always something else to see

Always some little hick town

To pick you up when you are down

Another day, another shake

Molted with a slice of cake

La, da, da, di, da, di, da

La, da, da, di, da, di, da

At the jukebox in a smoky bar

A girl stands looking at the stars

Dressed in denim wearing shades

And how sad is the great highway

She sips a coke, walks away

It's just a second in her day

But all her culture's on display

She might be a dreamer

But maybe I'm a dreamer too

Hey, hey, hey

I'm riding on the great highway

All across America

From New York to LA

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

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