Travel

[Verse 1]
This time I want to know for real
It's only hurting not to see
The other side, far more than "thanks" in Spanish
Cross my borderline, I feel I'm famished
Seek the unknown, be my own companion
She's headed for a place seldom attracted by the rat-race

[Chorus 1]
My girlfriend went for half a year
She didn't say exactly where
Wanted to gain something more out of life
Than apathy combined with cocktails by the pool
For an outrageous price

[Verse 2]
Organized and well informed, she jumped into it
And she learned that she didn't know the world at all
Living with people she got to know
By participation that made her grow
Never totally wrong, but never ever quite right
Pushed her luck, she felt so alive

[Bridge]
In his dreams he was far away
But when his brother pinched his arm, he said:
"You know we can't go away
We need much money to play the white man's game"

[Chorus 2]
Do you, do you see your opportunity?
Do you spend it artificially?
Do you want to play that game?
Or does it make you feel ashamed?

[Outro]
I know this girl
Wanted to free all the caged birds
Wanted to ride with the whole wide world
The wide world, it ended up being just spoken words
It ended up being just spoken words