Lyric discussion by JeffRobi62 

Well, he is from Washington, so he is literally saying that he is going back to the place where he came from. It can be construed as maybe changing on the road or maybe living in Chicago and changing. I don't want to over analyze, but it is a good song none-the-less.

He's actually not from Washington, he's from Ventura County, California but I don't think any of the states are actual references, just metaphors like North and South Carolina he just means he's splitting himself in two. But just a side note he said he didn't like Chicago because it was too far from his family and such.

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