On a highway
I took a mental picture
Of a place that I knew
Now it's living in me

On a highway
Thinking of the one who
I left alone and hoping
I don't know how I'm coping

On a highway
I'll let the bad things taunt me
But do they want to haunt me?
I don't know how they find me

On a highway
I'll watch the singing driver
Only speak with femurs
He mouths the words he should say

On a highway
The pretty lady passenger
Her toes against the window
Are tapping to the tunes there

On a highway
I know they aren't moving
They move by conversation
I pretend to know what they say

On a highway
Can't say how long it's been today
I work against the window
That's catching cold saliva

On a highway
And when they call me lucky
For all the places I stay
It's hard for me to not say

I can't wait
To find home

On a highway
Hypnotized by sunstroke
Passing by some deer bones
flowers for the dead grow

On a highway
There are some workers pissing
It starts my bladder itching
Can I wait for the exit?

On a highway
The median's green forever
I'll let some hash relax me
Get lost in human pleasure

On a highway
I'm sick from too much reading
Jealous of Noah's dreaming
Can't help my brain from thinking

I can't wait
To find home



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  • +1
    General Comment:I think this is Avey being homesick while touring. He's sort of in a trance and is just soaking in his surroundings rather than being involved in them. He's just observing. The line "jealous of Noah's dreaming" is obviously about Noah Lennox, who must be near him fast asleep, away from the pain of homesickness that's plaguing Avey. There's lots of abstract, introspective lyrics in here, but you'll get lost if you try to crack each one. The main thing seems to be about missing home and being sick of touring, always traveling.
    Flag PairOFishon December 23, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:sooo good right now.
    Flag trendyfuc72on May 15, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:when he says "jelous of Noha's dreaming" do u think they're talking about Noah Lennox(Panda Bear)? or is he the one singing this one?
    Flag panda82on April 07, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:"On a highway
    Can't say how long it's been today
    I work against the window
    That's caked in cold saliva?
    Flag Pavlackyon March 12, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This. Is. Gooooooooood.

    Flag BornIndieon February 25, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:very introspective lyrics. the lines

    On a highway
    I know they aren't moving
    They move by conversation
    I pretend to know what they say

    really adds a couple more dimensions to the song. it isn't about cars on a highway; where you are, where you're going doesn't matter. what matters is your mind and the way you relate yourself.
    avey welcomes subjectivity and gets to know the people who pass him by inventing them himself, allowing us to peer into his creative process. great song, great ep.
    Flag anatomyofacrakaon January 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is a great song to listen to on a highway.
    Flag bcase2000on December 29, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:AC has this gift of turning really simple things into these deeply artistic and sentimental recollections. Can't we all relate to this? Missing home, yet not really having a home. You could go on for days about metaphors in this song. I like to look at it as what it is. He's on the road.
    Flag sarabuckinghamon December 07, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:I heard this song the other day and it's been playing on repeat since then. This might just be, in my opinion, the greatest AC song ever made!!! It's so beautiful and serene. Words cannot explain!!
    Flag virgogirl917on December 05, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I'm hearing something else in a few spots.

    On a highway
    I take a mental picture
    Of the place that I knew
    Now it's living in me

    On a highway
    Two pretty lady passengers
    Their toes against the window
    All tapping to the tunes there

    On a highway
    Hypnotized by sunstroke
    Passing by some deer bones
    flowers for the dead growth

    On a highway
    The median's green forever
    I'll let some hash relax me
    Get lost in human pleasure
    Flag Matt33on December 04, 2009   Link

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