Lyrics:

Kerouac dreamed a poet's dream
He said the poem comes from where you've been
It's in a notion, a trick of fate
It's in taking to the road when the road can't wait

It's a long white line along a holy road
A noble highway made of gold
Too young to die, you're mad to live
You want everything in life there is to give

It's a beautiful dream with a sad refrain
You go all the way there and come back again
But it's what you do, it's what you learn
And it's how the scene plays out with every turn

They say you'll burn when you fly too high
Better to burn than never try
An' maybe you'll fall, maybe you'll fly
Maybe you'll rise above it all and touch the sky

You may get it right, you may get it wrong
But you'll do what you do just do to get along
'Cause a lesson learned is a favour owed
And it's pay-back time when you're on the road

'Cause it's a beautiful dream with a sad refrain
You go all the way there and come back again
But it's what you do, it's what you learn
And it's how the scene plays out with every turn

It's a beautiful dream with a sad refrain
You go all the way there and come back again
It's what you do, it's what you learn
And it's how the scene plays out with every turn
And it's how the scene plays out with every turn