When I was a little boy I felt so alone Quiet country house that I had to call home Living with a couple folks, rich millionaires Sat on their money Lord it seemed they didn't care
Finally we moved to our own place Where I could walk around with a smile on my face And I knew in order to be a man I had to pull up my roots and move on in this land
I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there
Came to a school in the big city Looked around at the lights and I thought they were pretty They told me to teach me to live by their rules So I wouldn't be nobody's fool
I found out, not too long Their rules wouldn't let me sing my song I knew in order to be a man I had to pull up roots once again and move on in this land
I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there
I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there
Then I joined the college ranks There they said they'd teach me how to think Gave me books to read and papers to write They didn't know about this boy's come to fight
But I found out after awhile Reading those books was making me loose my smile I knew in order to not conceal I had to play music and express what I feel
I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there I'm gonna move away from here You can find me if you want to go there
Jump on a train, come on the train with me Come and ride, you will see Come on this train, success bound We got to get the fee? and the ??? came around We're gonna get there in a little while Come on with me, depart in style Roll on, roll on, roll on, roll on Gonna move, gonna move on the train If it ain't fast enough I'm gonna jump on a plane