North East South West

Bated breath and the guts to go Criss-crossing the continent all aglow Leaving lovelorn, dating destiny And living for the moment that she marries me Started this song in the southern states Rays by the river, sinning at the saints Hot and heavy when I hit the hay In N-O-L-A, USA Coast of California, the highway high Noise, narcotics, and the New York night An unshaven shaman shaking down the day And all manner of madness standing in my way Down in flames with dice to roll Up in smoke, running roulette road And, man, America made a mess of me When I messed with Texas and Tennessee North, east, south, west, coast to coast Baby, the trouble that I get into North, east, south, west, coast to coast It ain't shit compared to loving you North, east, south, west, coast to coast Baby, the trouble that I get into North, east, south, west, coast to coast It ain't shit, it's just kicks And like the road, I'm going on and on and on Flayed and gutted, so I've got to go Back home, hungry for a hand to hold And no matter how much I fan the flames Canada always answers when I call her name Down and out, drinking Dundas dry Up against the wall of a winter's night Toronto, I'm trusting you to the cut the cane 'Cause I'm saving Vancouver for a rainy day North, east, south, west, coast to coast Baby, the trouble that I get into North, east, south, west, coast to coast It ain't shit compared to loving you North, east, south, west, coast to coast Baby, the trouble that I get into North, east, south, west, coast to coast It ain't shit, it's just kicks And like the road, I'm going on and on and on Learn to let it go, baby (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) Shake, rattle, and roll, baby (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) Out of the city you've seen (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) And into some trouble with me (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) We'll go north, east, south, west (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) We'll go north, east, south, west (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) We'll go north, east, south, west (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) We'll go north, east, south, west (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh) (Whoa oh oh, oh oh oh)