Safe on the interstate New York is three thousand miles away And I′m not looking forward to following through But it′s better than always running back into you I′ve closed my eyes and my bank account And gone west, young man
Take off the parking brake Go coasting into a different state And I′m not looking forward to missing you But I must have something better to do I′ve got to tear my life apart And go west, young man
And it feels like I′ve got something to prove But in some ways it′s just something to do My friends turn me around and say, "You go west, young man."
Stepping down off my platform shoes Sixty-nine in the afternoon And I′m waiting for someone in the know Like Pirner tells me on the radio Says "Take it from someone who′s been there before, You go west, young man."
And I′m looking for somebody to do my thinking for me Till I come through The state-line highway sign says, "You have gone west, young man."
And it feels like I′ve got something to prove But in some ways it′s just something to do The state-line highway sign says,
(Together) We will go our way (Together) We will leave some day (Together) Your hand in my hand (Together) We will make our plan
(Together) We will fly so high (Together) Tell all our friends goodbye (Together) We will start life new (Together) This is what we′ll do:
(Go west) Life is peaceful there (Go west) in the open air (Go west) where the skies are blue (Go west) this is what we′re gonna do
(Together) We will love the beach (Together) We will learn and teach (Together) Change our pace of life (Together) We will work and strive
(I love you) I know you love me, (I want you) how could I disagree? (So that′s why) I make no protest (When you say) you will do the rest
(Go west) life is peaceful there (Go west) in the open air (Go west) baby, you and me (Go west) this is our destiny (Go west) sun in winter time (Go west) we will do just fine (Go west) where the skies are blue (Go west) this is what we′re gonna do
There, where the air is free We′ll be (we′ll be) what we want to be Now, if we make a stand We′ll find (we′ll find) our promised land!
(I know that) there are many ways (To live there) in the sun or shade (Together) we will find the place (To settle) where there′s so much space
(Without rush) And the pace back east (The hustling) rustling just to feast (I know I′m) ready to leave too (So that′s why) we are gonna do (Oh, what we′re gonna do is...)
(Go west) life is peaceful there (Go west) there, in the open air (Go west) Where the skies are blue (Go west) This is what we′re gonna do...
(Life is peaceful there) Go west (In the open air) Go west (Baby, you and me) Go west (This is our destiny) Come on, come on, come on, come on
(Go west) Sun in winter time (Go west) we will feel just fine (Go west) where the skies are blue (Go west) this is what we′re gonna do