The Long Way Lyrics - Lean Forward - The Bottle Rockets

Met a child of the Cosmos 

On the streets of Kanab 

He pointed the way and 

Answered the questions I had 

But a short cut through Utah 

Doesnt really exist 

Itll send you through a mountain 

And out a hole in a cliff 

Left Flagstaff in the morning 

To make Salt Lake by night 

Driving across the moon 

Hoping that its right 

Went into a fog 

Near the state line 

But didnt care much 

About losing time 

Its true a wrong turn 

Can put you in a wrong place 

But it could lead to 

A way cooler space 

You'll never have a bad trip 

If you accept 

The twists and the turns 

That you dont expect 

On Highway 80 

Just out of the hills 

Hit something slick 

About took a spill 

On the plateau 

In snow axle deep 

Still got to Rock Springs 

In time for some sleep 

Been a mile high 

For nearly a week 

But itll wear off 

Under twelve hundred feet 

Coming down soon 

Traveling I-35 

Playing songs and 

Glad to be alive 

Its true a wrong turn 

Can put you in a wrong place 

But it could lead to 

A way cooler space 

You'll never have a bad trip 

If you accept 

The twists and the turns 

That you dont expect