Rural North

[Verse 1]
Took a long time to sort out all the things that don't belong
Took a long time to find out what you knew all along
Break away from the hum-drum of a daily commute
Take a trip to the center, bring nothing back with you

[Refrain]
It's a dream I can't explain
Taking over half of me
Widening in your brain
[?] memory
[?] days far behind
Leaking trail of gasoline
Strip of [?] without reins
Pothole with no name

{Verse 2]
Animals roam the highway, troopers send out for help
Charter bus blocks the left lane, riders fend for themselves
Jogging back to the station, hikers ask for a lift
Businessmen and empty nesters offer you another sip

[Bridge]
All they asked for wasn't promised
Forming [?]
Tired pressures [?] slowly
[?]

[Outro]
Traffic lights changing slowly, service stops fade from view
Coffee from a welcome center, styrofoam [?] shoe
Foliage peaks at sundown, icicles point in jest
Summer heat will inspire one last cigarette