I been out on the road with my thumb in the air,   I'm a long way from home but I just don't care.   The dust from the road makes it dry in my mouth,   When it's cold up north, that's when I head south.         'cause I been tryin' to, tryin' to get away, yeah.   Tryin' to, tryin' to get away, yeah.         I passed through new york just the other day,   The smog was bad but not as bad as l.a.   Sometimes I wonder what the world's comin' to.   Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna' do.         Chorus   'cause I been tryin' to, tryin' to get away, yeah.   I been tryin' to, tryin' to get away, yeah.         I been out on the road with my thumb in the air,   I'm a long way from home but I just don't care.   The dust from the road makes it dry in my mouth,   When it's cold up north, that's when I head south.         Tryin' to, tryin' to get away.   Tryin' to, tryin' to get away.   Tryin' to, tryin' to get away.   Tryin' to, tryin' to get away.         Chorus         'cause I been tryin' to, tryin' to get away, yeah, yeah, yeah.