I lay beneath the clover green
The oldest scrap you ever seen
The ink is blurred by summer rain
I feel the wind and feel the pain
Carry me out to the open road
Leave behind this heavy load
Scream it loud to the wide blue sky
Watch the golden eagles fly
The workshop door is rusted red
I hear the words the writer said
A stamp from towns I never knew
A shade of faded ocean blue
Carry me out to the open road
Leave behind this heavy load
Scream it loud to the wide blue sky
Watch the golden eagles fly
The garden weeds have grown too tall
I wait for one last sudden call
A handwritten line of honest grace
I long to see a human face
Tear me from the muddy ground
Listen to the engine sound
Shift the gear and hit the gas
Break away from the dying grass
I remember salt and desert heat
The rhythm of a thousand beat
The postcard hums a lonely song
Where the restless hearts belong
Carry me out to the open road
Leave behind this heavy load
Scream it loud to the wide blue sky
Watch the golden eagles fly
Now hold me tight within your hand
We travel through the shifting sand
The workshop is a ghost behind
A different kind of peace to find
Carry me out to the open road
Leave behind this heavy load
Scream it loud to the wide blue sky
Watch the golden eagles fly
Ride on home
Just ride on home
(Harmonica fade)