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They keep asking where he's headed. Same answer every time. The truck became a tour bus, the campfire became a stage, and the label says he's made it — but made it where? He's still just a guy who's looking. He just likes the view from here. Some guys hit the top and build a fence around it. He never wanted altitude without the people in it. He wanted the climb, not the plateau. Further west. Always further west.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] I used to drive these highways, just to disappear. Now I drive 'em with a band, and forty thousand reasons to be here. The truck became a tour bus, the campfire became a stage. The songs I wrote for no one, are on everybody's page My girl says "where we going?" and I say "does it matter?" She just laughs and packs a bag, like the answer's getting at her. [Chorus] We're going further west tonight. Past everything we thought we'd be. The road's not running out, it's running on. And it's pulling you and me, Further west, where the sun takes its time going down. Further west, where we turn this noise into sound. I don't know what's out there, but I know it's calling loud. We're going further west And we're bringing the whole crowd. [Verse 2] Last year I was a guy who played a bar to fifteen people. Now the fifteen is fifteen thousand, and the bar's a little more cathedral. But the songs are still the same ones, the highway taught me how to write. And the man who sings 'em hasn't changed, he just found a bigger light. The label says "you've made it" and I say "made it where?" I'm still just a guy who's looking, I just like the view from here. [Chorus] We're going further west tonight. Past everything we thought we'd be. The road's not running out, it's running on. And it's pulling you and me, Further west, where the sun takes its time going down. Further west, where we turn this noise into sound. I don't know what's out there, but I know it's calling loud. We're going further west And we're bringing the whole crowd. [GUITAR AND DRUM SOLO] [Bridge] Now some guys hit the top, and build a fence around it. Protect the view, keep the world below. But I never wanted altitude without the people in it. I wanted the climb, not the plateau. So if you're with me, stay with me. And if you're behind me, catch up soon. This thing we built is just getting started. And there's room, there's always room. [CHORUS] We're going further west tonight. Past everything we thought we'd be. The road's not running out, it's running on. And it's pulling you and me, Further west, where the sun takes its time going down. Further west, where we turn this noise into sound. I don't know what's out there, but I know it's calling loud. We're going further west And we're bringing the whole crowd.