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The world is moving everywhere but here,
so load the van. Destination: Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah

We'd been on the road
for several weeks, yeah
and it drove you crazy
Got to get back out of this old town, now
where my parents hate me
1, 2, 3 And I am alone
2, 2, 3 by the telephone
3, 2, 3 and my friends ain't home tonight

The world is moving everywhere but here,
so load the van. Destination: Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination: Nowhere Near

I sit in my room and play
a punk rock song on my folk guitar
Remember when the van broke down
and or shit wouldn't fit in a borrowed car
1, 2, 3 We were just eighteen
2, 2, 3 With a madman dream
3, 2, 3 And it now seems we're still insane
(still down in Oakland playin')

The world is moving everywhere but here,
so load the van. Destination: Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination: Nowhere Near

The world is moving everywhere but here,
so load the van. Destination: Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination: Nowhere Near
Right now!

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nikki04 On Apr 12, 2004

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The world is moving everywhere but here, 
so load the van. Destination:  Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah

We'd been on the road
for several weeks, yeah
and it drove you crazy
Got to get back out of this old town, now
where my parents hate me
1, 2, 3 And I am alone
2, 2, 3 by the telephone
3, 2, 3 and my friends ain't home tonight

The world is moving everywhere but here, 
so load the van. Destination:  Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination:  Nowhere Near

I sit in my room and play
a punk rock song on my folk guitar
Remember when the van broke down
and or shit wouldn't fit in a borrowed car
1, 2, 3 We were just eighteen
2, 2, 3 With a madman dream
3, 2, 3 And it now seems we're still insane
(still down in Oakland playin')

The world is moving everywhere but here, 
so load the van. Destination:  Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination:  Nowhere Near

The world is moving everywhere but here, 
so load the van. Destination:  Nowhere Near
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again
I wanna be on the road again, yeah
Destination:  Nowhere Near
Right now!

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by RuthLess

21y ago

i thinkt this song is about them touring and stuff. not really having many future plans..or having plans far far away (touring) destination..NOWHere neAR. also remembering things..like when the van broke down..

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by eternallygrunge

21y ago

i think it is obvious it's about how he doesnt like it back home in oakland and how it's boring and that he loves being on tour and he wants to go back on tour........ "The world is moving everywhere but here, so load the van. Destination: Nowhere Near I wanna be on the road again"

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by nubus200x

20y ago

it describes my town well, there is NOTHING here

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by vickyzee

19y ago

I think it's pretty self-telling, once you go out and see the world, it's pretty hard to see where you grew up and where you started the same way.

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by AMTILTSTHEMATCHES

18y ago

this one's pretty self-explanatory

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