Around the Bend

Uh, uh

I wrote this song in my dreams

Headed north through the redwoods

The big trucks pass us

That Nord cap reflected in your tortoise shells

Tayo in the backseat snoring loud

Pretty feet up on the dash top

Asleep against this backdrop

Outside city limits

The endless pressure in the distance

No exhaust fumes and our unit

No trash cans and hashtags

The gentle sun drenches us

The fresh air expands our lungs

This is who we're meant to be

And you are who I'm meant to be with

Sharing dreams and memories

Every day we exchange gifts

Here we go riding around the bend

Riding around the bend

Here we go riding around the bend

Riding around the bend

A gentle upslope on five acres

For weekends and our vacations

Big yard with a rambling creek

This is where we'll plant our family tree

Now I know what Bob was on

That piece of land away from Babylon

Turn on the radio this evening

We'll have a Motown weekend

Watch out now, give me room (Uh-oh)

Dance the stupid barefoot in the living room

I'll try to sing some Marvin Gaye

And drink some cheap Chardonnay

This is who we're meant to be

And you are who I'm meant to be with

Sharing dreams and memories

Every day we exchange gifts

Here we go riding around the bend

Riding around the bend

Here we go riding around the bend

Riding around the bend

And when night falls, the house is quiet

Only cicadas and the crackling fire

And when the children giggle themselves to sleep

We'll lay out on the lawn eased by the crickets and the creek

Staring at the Milky Way

When we were less well-behaved

This is what our wanderlust brought to us

The obstacles we've overcome

This is what we worked so hard for