We Went West

We went west on our very first tour
It takes a day to drive to the outskirts of lake nowhere
It takes a second day to meet your first mechanic
Move along. Tied it on. Let’s not panic
Like a free-fall, the rocks and trees release you
Blue sky smiles above and does its best to please you
Feels like it’s rarer, or closer to above
Move along. Coast is clear. Come on!
We liked Winnipeg, befriended we left traces
I find the tightest knit live in the wide open spaces
… And we’re still tightly knit, though years have come and gone
Move along. West End rules. Move along
I remember Broadview by the tracks
And how the sun lit the names on Legion plaques
How can forever not last long enough?
Move along. Can’t come back. Move along
Out of Badlands into bad parts of the city
We roomed with pigeons at the National Hotel
And the drifters all moving west as well
Who could tell? Who’d be drifting? Who could tell?
Just like you pictured it would happen, yeah it did
Mountains climbing out of nowhere let us in
As we climbed them, they make our headsets spin
Move along. Climb on up. Come on in
Roger’s Pass pulled the wheels from under us
But the drive moved us on, we rented more
… And the grass in Three Valley Gap’s a gas
Move along. In a minute. Move along
Where the road ends under water weeds are bending
As we succumb to the rhythm of blue eyes
Orcas black and white as green becomes an ending
Move along. This beginning. Move along…
We went west on our very first tour