Wanderlust

I once met a man who told me not to dream
Go live a little, that's all you need
I went and took that advice way too literally
I took a year off and traveled the country
Hopped in the driver's seat
Fresh air 'til infinity
Looking at the windshield instead of memories
Following roads, never following leaders
Merging onto highways without saying hi
Thirty second family members to my left and right
Every day I'm placed in the middle of a tribe
Their junkyard on wheels zooms on by
Virtue signal blinkers, moral high beams
Bumper stickers, transparent integrity
A multiplex, of God complexes revving
Littering the side of the road with pompous piety
It's always fucking scary, these sacred go-machines

I've got a case of the wanderlust
I always want to travel, even if I get lost
I ponder like a rebel, with or without a cause
I don't know where I'm going, but neither do you boss
I've got a case of the wanderlust
I always want to travel, even if I get lost
I ponder like a rebel, with or without a cause
I don't know where I'm going, and neither do you boss

Rattling engines, and a buzzing throat
Coughing, from all the cigarettes you smoke
The paper mache happiness is getting old
Highway patrol, cars riding too close
Breakdowns, mechanical and emotional
I hate it, when the clouds are getting gloomy
Yet I still use the sunshade whenever it gets sunny
Every item that I own scattered on my dash
I'm a desert turtle with a home on my back
So it never feels like I'm allowed to relax
I've got a garbage bag over my broken glass
And the wind is slowly tearing off that cast
I'm the nomad, with every credit card maxed
Rolling with chaos and not having a map
Turbulence makes for a bumpy ride
But peaks and valleys are better than a flat line

I've got a case of the wanderlust
I always want to travel, even if I get lost
I ponder like a rebel, with or without a cause
I don't know where I'm going, but neither do you boss
I've got a case of the wanderlust
I always want to travel, even if I get lost
I ponder like a rebel, with or without a cause
My transmission is toast, and so is yours boss