Texarkana Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Tucker 

Cover art for Texarkana lyrics by R.E.M.

Such a good roadsong! To me it suggests the loneliness of a person on their first great roadtrip alone. Family, lover, home are all half a world away and the speaker has to confront himself as self-alone-in-the-world for the first time, which is often both a wrenchingly painful and joyously exuberant feeling.