Taking on the Road Playlist
I got a piece of land, out in the countryside
Lay back and smell the sun Warm up the Georgia pine Feels so good to be taking it easy Why would I ever leave? ‘Cause I know I got some good friends that live down the street Got a good looking woman with her arms ‘round me Here in a small town where it feels like home I got everything I need and nothing that I don’t Homegrown, Homegrown We got a fire going down by the riverside Sip whiskey out the bottle Livin' like we’ll never die Come on and stay a while if you don’t believe me Why would I ever leave? ‘Cause I know I got some good friends that live down the street Got a good looking woman with her arms ‘round me Here in a small town where it feels like home I got everything I need and nothing that I don’t Homegrown, Homegrown |
I got some good friends that live down the street
Got a good looking woman with her arms 'round me Here in a small town where it feels like home I got everything I need Homegrown And nothing that I don't Homegrown Everything I need Homegrown And nothing that I don't Homegrown It's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want It's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want Weight you carry It's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want It's the weight that you carry from the things you think you want I got everything I need, nothing that I don't Homegrown Everything I need, nothing that I don't Homegrown Everything I need, nothing that I don't Homegrown Oh, everything I need and nothing that I don't Homegrown |
Zac Brown Band's song "Homegrown" refutes Salman Rushdie's argument and agrees with Scott Russell Sanders' claim. Their song argues putting down roots is the best way to live. They say this is because at home they "got some good friends that live down the street, got a good looking' woman with her arms 'round me. Here in a small town where it feels like home I got everything I need and nothing that I don't". This song is the exact idea that Russell Sanders argues. At home, a person has everything they need and can live a comfortable life surrounded by the people they love.
Gotta find a way
yeah I cant wait another day aint nothing gonna change if we stay around here gotta do what it takes cause its all in our hands we all make mistakes yeah but its never too late to start again take another breath and say another prayer and Fly Away from here anywhere yeah I dont care we just fly away from here our hopes & dreams are out there somewhere wont let time pass us by we'll just Fly yeah If this life it seems harder now it aint no never mind you got me by your side and anytime you want yeah we can catch a train & find a better place cause we wont let nothing or noone keep getting us down maybe you & I could pack our bags & hit the sky |
and Fly Away From Here
anywhere yeah I dont care we just fly away from here our hopes & dreams are out there somewhere we wont let time pass us by we just Fly do you see a bluer sky now you can have a better life now open your eyes cause no one here can ever stop us they can try but we wont let them no way maybe you & I could pack our bags & say goodbye and Fly Away From Here anywhere honey I dont care we just fly away from here our hopes & dreams are out there somewhere Fly Away from Here yeah anywhere honey I dont I dont I dont yeah we just fly away |
Aerosmith's song "Fly Away From Here" extends Salman Rushdie's claim about leaving home. Rushdie claims one should leave home to gain new experience and mix cultures. Aerosmith extends this by saying leaving home offers new opportunities because at home "ain't nothing gonna change if we stay around here" and if "we just fly away from [home] our hopes and dreams are out there somewhere". Aerosmith also says that if life seems to get hard, you "can catch a train and find a better place". Their claim extends Rushdie's claim by saying taking on the road offers more opportunity and is always there for people to escape the hardships of life.
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines Sprung from cages out on highway 9, Chrome wheeled, fuel injected, and steppin' out over the line Oh-oh, Baby this town rips the bones from your back It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap We gotta get out while we're young `Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run yes, girl we were Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend I want to guard your dreams and visions Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims and strap your hands 'cross my engines Together we could break this trap We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back Oh-oh, will you walk with me out on the wire `Cause baby I'm just a scared and lonely rider But I gotta know how it feels I want to know if love is wild Babe I want to know if love is real Oh, can you show me Beyond the Palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors And the boys try to look so hard The amusement park rises bold and stark Kids are huddled on the beach in a mist I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight In an everlasting kiss |
1-2-3-4!
The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive Everybody's out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide Together Wendy we can live with the sadness I'll love you with all the madness in my soul Oh-oh, someday girl I don't know when we're gonna get to that place Where we really wanna go and we'll walk in the sun But till then tramps like us baby we were born to run Oh honey, tramps like us baby we were born to run Come on with me, tramps like us baby we were born to run Ru-uh-uh-un Mm-mm-mm-mm Uh-uh-uh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ru-uh-uh-uh-un Mm-mm-mm-mm Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ru-uh-uh-un |
Bruce Springsteen's song "Born to Run" also extends Rushdie's claim about taking on the road. This song is a love song to his girlfriend Wendy about escaping and a sense of freedom. Springsteen's song depicts the desire to travel the open road and escape his hometown. In the first line of the song, he mentions his obsession with the American Dream by saying "In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream ". The song continues as Bruce Springsteen is asking Wendy to come on the road with him. He says " Baby this town rips the bones from your back. It's a death trap, it's a suicide rap.We gotta get out while we're young, 'cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run". Springsteen claims Americans were born to run and born to escape their town for the mystery of the open road. He also makes the claim that "The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive". Here, he states people take to the road as a last resort to take control of their lives. This extends Rushdie's claim.