[Verse 1]
These long and dusty roads are
All the life I've ever known, but
Getting lost is sounding better
Than the sound of heading home

Always got a plan of escape
The spirit moves, I move away
I wish I was a better man

[Chorus]
Get me a boat
I got a long way to travel
Get me a boat
I gotta run so far away

Get me a boat
Large or small, it don't matter
If its westward bound, you won't hear me complain

[Verse 2]
Saying goodbye to the Mesas
Setting sail with stolen graces
Wishing I could hang my spurs up
Look these strangers in their faces
But I guess best get going
Ocean calls like cattle lowing
Wish I was a better man

[Chorus]
Get me a boat
I got a long way to travel
Get me a boat
I gotta run so far away

Get me a boat
Large or small, it don't matter
If its westward bound, you won't hear me complain

[Verse 3]
I've seen darkness come and go, but
Never seen it hang this low
Prayed again for second chances
Only prayer I seem to know

Finally catch an upwind head
In the belly of the whale
Wish I'd been a better man

[Chorus]
Get me a boat
I got a long way to travel
Get me a boat
I gotta run so far away
Get me a boat
Large or small, it don't matter
If its westward bound, you won't hear me complain

[Bridge]
Oh, carry me away back to solid ground
I'll say what you want me to say
Oh, carry me away back to solid ground
I'll say what you want me to say

[Chorus]
Get me a boat
I got a long way to travel
Get me a boat
I gotta run so far away

Get me a boat
Large or small, it don't matter
If its eastward bound, please don't let me complain