Story Behind The Song

The joy of travel and immersion into new cultures, people and experiences

Song Description

Barnstomping alternative-country number which pays homage to the American old country.

Lyrics

I've been everywhere
And I've travelled to everyplace
Through every gospel town
And every bible state
The road has always been a good friend to me
Then you always ask me
Just where I'd rather be


I ain't from Woodstock Alabama
Or Manchester Tennessee
I'm not from Bristol down in Texas
Or Birmingham Missouri
I ain't from Brentford South Dakota
Or Dover in New Jersey
I ain't got no place that I call home
I'm a travelling mystery
Yes I'm a travelling mystery


Through the peaking Blue Ridge Mountains
Through the heat of the Californian sun
I've danced the country two-step
I've run from a farmer's gun
I know you're always wondering
Which means the most to me
And then you always ask again
Just where I'd rather be
I'd say..


I ain't from Woodstock Alabama
Or Manchester Tennessee
I'm not from Bristol down in Texas
Or Birmingham Missouri
I ain't from Brentford South Dakota
Or Dover in New Jersey
I ain't got no place that I call home
I'm a travelling mystery
Yes I'm a travelling mystery


These old boots have done some wandering
They say I've been around
I wandered across cold deserts
I've lived in old ghost towns
I've travelled across the mountains
Down rivers to the sea
If you ask me where my home is
Or where I'd rather be

I'd say I..


Ain't from Woodstock Alabama
Or Manchester Tennessee
I'm not from Bristol down in Texas
Or Birmingham Missouri
I ain't from Brentford South Dakota
Or Dover in New Jersey
I ain't got no place that I call home
I'm a travelling mystery
Yes I'm a travelling mystery