Heads Carolina, Tails California
Heads or Tails: A Journey to Find Love Beyond Maps
Lyrics
Baby, what do you say we just get lost?
Baby, suggesting the idea of getting lost and leaving their current town.
Leave this one horse townlike two rebels without a cause.
Describing themselves as rebels without a cause in a small town.
I got people in Boston.
Mentioning connections in Boston, possibly considering a move.
Ain't your daddy still in Des Moines?
Questioning if the partner's father is still in Des Moines.
We can pack up tomorrow.
Proposing the idea of packing up and leaving for a new place.
Tonight, let's flip a coin
Suggesting a spontaneous decision by flipping a coin.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Introducing the coin toss options: Heads for Carolina, Tails for California.
Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer.
Expressing a desire for somewhere greener and warmer.
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean.
Describing potential destinations - mountains or ocean.
Where? It don't matter, as long as we're goin'
Emphasizing the destination doesn't matter as long as they are together.
Somewhere together. I've got a quarter.
Highlighting the decision-making process with a quarter.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Repeating the coin toss options for emphasis.
We can load what we own in the back of a U-haul van.
Suggesting they can easily move their belongings in a U-haul van.
Couple modern day Moses', searchin for the promised land.
Comparing themselves to modern-day Moses searching for a promised land.
We can go four hundred miles before we stop for gas.
Highlighting their willingness to travel long distances without stopping.
We can drive for a day, and then we'll take a look at the map.
Planning to assess their journey after a day's drive.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Repeating the coin toss options, reinforcing the decision-making theme.
Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer.
Expressing the desire for a greener and warmer destination.
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean.
Describing varied potential destinations - mountains or ocean.
Where? It don't matter, as long as we're goin'
Emphasizing that the specific location doesn't matter as long as they are together.
Somewhere together. I've got a quarter.
Reiterating the decision-making process using a quarter.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Repeating the coin toss options, underscoring the importance of the decision.
We're gonna get outta here if we gotta ride a Greyhound bus.
Expressing determination to leave, even if it means taking a Greyhound bus.
Boy, we're bound to outrun the bad luck that's tailin' us
Believing that leaving will help them escape bad luck.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Reiterating the coin toss options, indicating a firm decision to leave.
Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer.
Expressing the desire for a destination that is greener and warmer.
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean.
Describing potential destinations - mountains or ocean.
Where? It don't matter, as long as we're goin'
Emphasizing that the specific location doesn't matter as long as they are together.
Somewhere together. I've got a quarter.
Reiterating the decision-making process with a quarter.
Heads, Carolina Tails, California.
Repeating the coin toss options, reinforcing their commitment to the decision.
O--oh, California! Carolina! California!
Ending with an enthusiastic mention of both California and Carolina, reflecting excitement about the unknown destination.
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