Travellin' Song

from The North Star by The Ivy League

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I set out on my own, walkin’ on the open road
I don’t know where I’m goin’ but I’m goin’.
I walk through sunsets, and daybreaks,
Southern rainstorms, and west coast earthquakes.
I sleep on hilltops on the countryside,
Lyin’ underneath the stars at night,
And I ask myself, “are you out of your mind?”

And the fireflies light my path at night.
And I’ve traveled through cities, and slept under streetlights.
And everyone just seems so old,
It’s been six weeks since I’ve been home,
And I miss it so, I miss it so.

It was four long years that I waited for you here.
And that time has come, and it’s taken us so long.
And all we have will never replace what we’ve lost,
So that’s why I’m out on my own,
That’s why I’m out on my own.

I set out on my own, walkin’ on that long, dark road.
I don’t know where I’m goin’, but I’m goin’.
With the sun in my eyes, I left all of my cares behind.
Don’t gotta worry ‘bout nothin’, not a struggle in sight.

And the fireflies light my path at night.
And I’ve traveled through cities, and slept under streetlights.
Two pairs of socks to keep out the cold,
It’s been so long since I’ve been home,
And I miss it so, I miss it so.

It was four long years that I waited for you here.
And that time has come, and it’s taken us so long.
And all we have will never replace what we’ve lost,
So that’s why I’m out on my own,
That’s why I’m out on my own.

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from The North Star, released March 10, 2009

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