Adam Marsland Go West lyrics

Your dad said he'd always hoped you'd turn out for the good...knock on wood
And the years came and went spent longing for the day he'd say, "you turned out OK,
my beautiful darling girl."

So you walked miles and miles down dark and empty streets -
hungry, longing, desperate, incomplete
The weight of disapproval gnawing in your gut
Nowhere to go but onward to who knows what

But you can't escape the world that you were born in
There's a corner of your mind always be your prison
You've got to push that to one side
And let a good thing manifest
Honey….Go West.


Armies of lovers who provided you
no resting place in your longing to erase
You drew parades and accolades
But no solace did you find
From the flowers of desolation in your mind

And you'll drive miles and miles towards the setting sun
You'll pass through many deserts before your day is done
Let the compass that you follow swallow down for you the world
You left behind as daddy's disappointing little girl