the bottle rockets
the long way
Met a child of the Cosmos On the streets of Kanab He pointed the way and Answered the questions I had But a short cut through Utah Doesn't really exist It'll send you through a mountain And out a hole in a cliff  Left Flagstaff in the morning To make Salt Lake by night Driving across the moon Hoping that it's right Went into a fog Near the state line But didn't care much About losing time  It's true a wrong turn Can put you in a wrong place But it could lead to A way cooler space You'll never have a bad trip If you accept The twists and the turns That you don't expect  On Highway 80 Just out of the hills Hit something slick About took a spill On the plateau In snow axle deep Still got to Rock Springs In time for some sleep  Been a mile high For nearly a week But it'll wear off Under twelve hundred feet Coming down soon Traveling I-35 Playing songs and Glad to be alive  It's true a wrong turn Can put you in a wrong place But it could lead to A way cooler space You'll never have a bad trip If you accept The twists and the turns That you don't expect