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JIMMY GREW UP WITH A HIGHWAY HEART
SOLD EVERYTHING HE OWNED AND BOUGHT HIMSELF A CAR
FILLED UP THE TANK AND LEFT THE FARM ONE NIGHT
HE KNEW FROM HIS HISTORY BOOKS
THE WORLD ISN?T QUITE AS FLAT AS IT LOOKS
SO HE DECIDED TO DRIVE AS FAR AS HE COULD TO SEE IF THEY WERE RIGHT

HE LEFT HIS WORLD BEHIND
WHEN HE CROSSED THAT COUNTY LINE
TRYING HARD TO PROVE
THERE?S SOMETHING BEYOND THE BLUE
HOPING THAT HE MIGHT SAIL INTO THE TRUTH
LIKE 1492

HE GOT OUT A MAP AND HE STARTED PLANNING
CHARTED A COURSE ON A WAFFLE HOUSE NAPKIN
HE KNEW EXACTLY HOW IT WOULD HAPPEN ?TIL HE TOOK A WRONG TURN
DIDN?T HAVE A CLUE WHICH WAY HE WAS GOING
PUT A FINGER TO THE WIND TO SEE WHERE IT WAS BLOWIN?
FATE?S GOT A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING US WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN

HE LEFT HIS WORLD BEHIND
WHEN HE CROSSED THAT COUNTY LINE
TRYING HARD TO PROVE
THERE?S SOMETHING BEYOND THE BLUE
HOPING THAT HE MIGHT SAIL INTO THE TRUTH
LIKE 1492

JIMMY FINALLY FOUND WHAT HE WAS SEARCHING FOR
BY TAKING THAT WRONG TURN HE LANDED ON THE SHORE
OF A BRAVE NEW WORLD WHERE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
NOW HE KNOWS HOW COLUMBUS MUST HAVE FELT
IN 1492

HE LEFT HIS WORLD BEHIND
WHEN HE CROSSED THAT COUNTY LINE
TRYING HARD TO PROVE
THERE?S SOMETHING BEYOND THE BLUE
HOPING THAT HE MIGHT SAIL INTO THE TRUTH
LIKE 1492