Just South of Nowhere
Journey Beyond, Where Childhood Trails Fade
Lyrics
Meet me out past the cottonwoods where we ran as kids
Invitation to a nostalgic meeting place from childhood.
Straight out past the cemetery where the river turns to ditch
Describing the location, including a cemetery and a river.
This car I'm driving can't drive me fast enough
Expressing urgency to escape, feeling constrained by the current situation.
Thirty miles of potholed roads got me shaking like a drunk
Physical discomfort from driving on damaged roads.
Straight back far away a long ways from here
Emphasizing distance and isolation from the present location.
Just south of nowhere
Describing the remote location as "south of nowhere."
Static on the radio gave out five miles back
Encountering radio interference or signal loss during the journey.
And I'm singing some old marshalls song just for laughs
Singing a song for amusement, possibly to cope with the journey's challenges.
My head aches from cigarettes my eyes are edged with sleep
Physical strain from smoking and fatigue.
Meet out past the muddy ditch beneath the palos verdes trees
Suggesting a meeting point under specific trees, indicating familiarity.
Straight back far away a long ways from here
Reiterating the distance and isolation from the current location.
Just south of nowhere
Reaffirming the remote nature of the destination as "just south of nowhere."
Monday morning takes me back to where I have to be
Reflecting on the mundane obligations of a Monday morning.
Full of half asses-promises this shit just ain't for me
Expressing dissatisfaction with unfulfilled promises and current circumstances.
Meet me out past the cottonwoods where we ran as kids
Repeating the invitation to a nostalgic meeting place.
Straight out past the cemetery where the river turns to ditch
Reiterating the description of the location, including the cemetery and river.
Straight back far away a long ways from here
Emphasizing the distance and isolation from the current location.
Just south of nowhere
Final affirmation of the remote destination as "just south of nowhere."
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