Up the hudson valley across new york state To chicago then the plains All so easy and dreamlike Crashing the salt flat day break
I hear "i'll take you home again kathleen" Sad in fogwinds out there that blow Across the rooftops of eerie old hang over San francisco
Now i'm transcontinental 3000 miles from my home I'm on the california zephyr Watching america roll by
I've hit the end of the trail, can't even drag my body I've been driven mad for three years Too much fame keeps a body busy And a mind full of white port tears
Terrified by that sad song across rooftops Mingled with the lachrymose cries Of the salvation army meeting on the corner Saying satan is the cause of it all
Now i'm transcontinental 3000 miles from my home I'm on the california zephyr Watching america roll by
