Tarkio Road

[Verse 1]
Movin' on down the Tarkio Road
Headed up to Crete, Nebraska
Trying my best to set the highway on fire
But my bicycle won't go no faster

[Refrain]
Tarkio Road is a mother
It's just like oh so many others
Well, the children reject you
And the police inspect you
Looking inside the trunk
Under the hood, hoping to find
The secret places where you
Always keep your mind
Whoa-oh-no, Tarkio Road

[Verse 2]
Abbie and Rubin lyin' in jail
Learning about the price of bein' free
Trying to live the Constitutional life
And being held back by hypocrisy
Carry the load, my brother
You're just like oh so many others
Ooh, the children reject it
And the police inspect it
You're tied to the chair
Better cool it, bound and gagged
Is that the ways on the American flag
Whoa-oh-no, carry the load

[Refrain]
I'm singing Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
If you're looking for some trouble
You can find it on the Tarkio Road

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Twenty-four hours of barbed wire fence
Fifty-five years of pollution
Everyone knows how the puzzle was laid
But can anyone recall the solution
Tarkio Road is a mother
It's just like oh so many others
Where the people infect you
But they never elect you
No reason of cause that you may have perfectly sound
The blind looker's gonna try and cut it down
Whoa-oh-no, Tarkio Road

[Outro]
I'm singing again
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
Tarkio, Tarkio Road
If you're looking for some trouble
You can find it on the Tarkio Road