I love the places I ain't ever been to

Down in the Valley

The Head and the Heart

I wish a was a slave to an age-old trade

Like riding around on railcars

And working long days

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Call it one drink to many

Call it pride of a man

It don't make no difference if you sit or you stand

They both end in trouble and start with a grin

They both end in trouble and start with a grin

We do it over and over and over again

We do it over and over and over again

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

I know there's California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to

But down in the valley

With whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hiding

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls

I saw your face, I heard you calling out

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out

Just like the sun and the moon and the stars at night

There was a sign on the door and it reads to me

Just like the sun and the moon and the stars at night

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

California, Oklahoma

I love the places I ain't ever been to

But down in the valley

With whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hiding

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

I have seriously been loving this song lately. It's by a band out of Seattle called The Head and the Heart. I am lusting after their CD right now. Such a great folk rock/pop sound and I adore the lead singer's voice. There is so much going on in this song that resonates with different parts of my life. Sometimes the idea of jumping on a train and taking off is so appealing. The feeling of actually going somewhere is one of my favourite sensations. It's why I love airports so much. I think my favourite line in the entire song though is "I love the places I ain't ever been to". This is so true for me. I fantasize about travelling or moving all the time. I have a deep affection for some places that I've only been to once, some places that I have never been to at all. In a way these places can be the places you always go, they can become the places you return to over and over again when you are in need of refuge, even if you never actually set foot on them. Sometimes just thinking about running away is enough.

I took this picture at the train yard near my school a couple of years ago. I should actually venture out there again and take some more photos. This is one perk of living in the industrial part of the city: there are some interesting spots to take photos. There is something romantic and nostalgic about trains that just lends itself to sepia photos and folksy songs.