Headed for a Place That Nobody Knew

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Jack, she tossed me a biscuit and climbed in the back

Truck had a cough, the radio lied

But we chased that circle with the county line wide

Past the water tower, past the painted silo

Past the dog named Duke who followed for a mile or so

We were headed for a place that nobody knew

With a cooler full of peaches and a sky gone blue

If the road ran out, we'd make one more

If the bridge fell down, we'd floor the floor

Laughing like the world was a brand new song

Taking every wrong turn just to carry on

You and me with the windows rolled down low

Chasing that little red circle

Wherever it would go

at a crossroads diner we met old ray he sold us a compass to point it his way he said that map

is upside down my friends but sometimes a mistake is where the good road bends

maggie drew a mustache on the county clerk i tried to look serious but the joke didn't work

By sundown we reached the weather sign

That said welcome to maybe in crooked red lines

There was one gas pump and a porch light glow

And a bluebird tapping time on a window below

We were headed for a place that nobody knew

With a cooler full of peaches and a sky gone blue

With the road ran out we made one more

As the bridge fell down we poured the floor

Laughing like the world was a brand new song

Taking every wrong turn just to carry on

You and me with the windows rolled down low

Chasing that little red circle

Wherever it would go

The town had a mayor who wore roller skates

A bakery cat and a ball field with no gates

They served us pie on a folding chair

nest if we come back next county fair maggie found a job at the general store i tuned that

tired engine till it coughed no more we painted our names on the water tower wall then watched

the first summer fireflies rise and fall years rolled on like cans behind a car

We bought a little house, but kept the truck in the yard

The map is framed above our kitchen door

That red pen circle means something more

It isn't a place, it isn't a sign

It's the road you take when you're willing to try

When the safe route says stay and your heart says go

You grab your best friend and follow the road

We were headed for a place that nobody knew

Now every porch and maybe feels a little like you

If the road runs out, we make one more

If the bridge falls down, we still know what for

Laughing while the years turn the pages along

Taking every wrong turn that became our song

You and me with the windows rolled down low

Still chasing that red circle, wherever it goes

Maggie keeps a map by the coffee machine

The red ink faded but the dream stays green

If you hear that old truck coming after sundown

That's us taking a long way back to town

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