[Verse 1]
He got the droop of a fatherless child
Almost imperceptible
One can't see it with the naked eye
Oh, but I can

[Verse 2]
That cardboard lady in the corner store
Her sparkle is all painted on
Six no-good men took all her shine and more
Left her youth near Sausalito

[Chorus]
Oh, it's humourless and comical at once
Always being a stranger
Wearing the last town's dust
Oh, it's humourless, oh

[Verse 3]
They look me over, one up and one down
I can tell they're wondering who my people are
I say I'm new in town
I know it's gonna take a while

[Chorus]
Oh, it's humourless and comical at once
Always being a stranger
Wearing the last town's dust
Oh, it's humourless, it's humourless
[Verse 4]
I speculate and browse the duraflame
Winter in the west coast
Cool out by the sea
Where no one knows my name

[Outro]
I'm on the road like
Jack, Jack Kerouac
Like Jack, Jack Kerouac
Like Jack, Jack Kerouac
Like Jack, Jack Kerouac
Like Jack, Jack Kerouac
Jack, Jack Kerouac
Jack, Jack Kerouac
Jack, Jack Kerouac
Jack, Jack Kerouac