©2011 Robert Willey
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You were once just a kid
They would watch what you did
Now you're out on your own
All you got is a phone
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
Goin' out for a walk
Best get home before dark
Don't know who you might meet
And have to beat a retreat
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
Getting ready, pack up your favorite stuff
What you can carry in one trip should be enough
Take a knock on the chin
Other times you cash in
Get called in by the boss
Sits you down says "Get lost"
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
Suck it up, tuck it in
Hide the shape that you're in
Keep on wanderin' round
'till you find the right town
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
Take the pet and your wife
It'll be a nice life
Pack the kids in the back
And tie the bags on the rack
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
They will tell you
Look on the positive side
You're so lucky
It's up to you to decide
You don't know when you will die
Until that day you must try
To find your way to the best
Be it the east or the west
Just hit the road
That's how it goes
No more fun, time to run
No more fuss, take the bus
Don't be late for your date
Drive a car, you'll go far
Jump a bike or a trike
Slip a boat cross the moat
Jungle vine could be fine
Jump a train, new terrain
Pogo stick, not that quick
Leave the lane on a plane
Rocket ship, very hip
Now's the time, the last rhyme
----outtakes:
Go downstairs for a swim
Or take a bike ride with him
Ask her out for a drive
She'll find out you're alive
It isn't all up to you
Just your own part you must do
Time to give up control
Or you'll end up in a hole
One more night, one more day
You must watch what you say
Mustn't tell them the truth
Like they do in Deluth
It's different when you get old
You'll settle down so I'm told
Before that time you should be
In a place where you're free
I'll be better next week
After plugging the leak
People think that I'm nuts
They should get up off their butts
Just make each other mad
Lost the good things you had
Nothin bout it makes sense
Everything is intense
Leave the house and the land
I know it's not what you planned
You'll find something to do
That's better before you're through
Time to go, so long, Joe
Some place new, good for you
Ride a camel or a horse
To get back to the source
Elephants could be good
To get out of the woods
Roller skates, interstates