Story Behind The Song
The writer is infatuated with the lives of American writers and musicians. He lives his life in their art or by travelling to places they have lived or live.
| Song Length |
3:24 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Rock - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
Life, Country, Nation |
| Similar Artists |
Ryan Adams, Toad The Wet Sprocket |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
AMERICA BY CAR
I've been reading On the Road
By Jack Kerouac
Before that Fear and Loathing
In Las Vegas front to back
Gonna go take a road trip along
The fabled Big Sur
Cause that Henry Miller's writing's
Got me right here in the craw
Though it's the wrong thing to do
Going to live my life through you
Gonna chase that crazy star
Across America by car
People say that Dylan's got me nailed to the floor
I'm in a club in Greenwich Village 1964
I'm making time for Leonard Cohen
And Woody's ancient tunes
Even gonna get some time to walk on Fagen's dunes
Though it's the wrong thing to do
Going to live my life through you
Gonna chase that crazy star
Across America by car
If I could only take it or leave it
And step on out to be my own man
But I'm forever steeped in nostalgia
For other people's lives, here I go and drive
Hunter Thompson's angels fly past
All their tyres screaming
I think I'm Phillip Roth in Newark
All my hormones dreaming
In my head I'm Jay Farrar
With a tear stained eye
That neon sign without a purpose
Hanging in the sky
Though it's the wrong thing to do
Going to live my life through you
Gonna chase that crazy star
Across America by car