When I get out of Aberdeen one of these days   Trade in the truck and these fields of green for a ticket on the airways   I’ve seen pictures in magazines of skyscrapers and light displays   And all that I can think about is getting away      Every dollar I have saved   Every winter I have braved   Every road that I have paved   Leads to somewhere   Never was there any doubt   I would make my way out   I want to know what life’s all about   And I will get there      Like clockwork the sun rises on this farm   Brightens the hills and wakes the trees, this town has its charm   But when you see it day in and day out for over twenty years   What once was a choice becomes obvious, now it’s clear      Every dollar I have saved   Every winter I have braved   Every road that I have paved   Leads to somewhere   Never was there any doubt   I would make my way out   I want to know what life’s all about   And I will get there      When I get out of Aberdeen one of these days   I’m not quite sure which way I’ll lean,   but it won’t matter anyway   And I’ll never forget about you,   We’ll meet again someday   But all I know is I can’t stay