When travelling abroad in the continental style
Its my belief one must attempt to be discreet
And subsequently bear in mind your transient position
Allows you a perspective thats unique
Though youll find your itinerarys a blessing and a curse
Your wanderlust wont let you settle down
And youll wonder how you ever fathomed that youd be content
To stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town
Most vagabonds I knowed dont ever want to find the culprit
That remains the object of their long relentless quest
The obsessions in the chasing and not the apprehending
The pursuit you see and never the arrest
Without fear of contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
In conjunction with a handkerchief from shore
By a girl that drives a rambler and furthermore
Is overly concerned that she wont see him anymore
Planes and trains and boats and buses
Characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue
Unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
And the cargo that theyre carrying is you
A foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside
And domestically approved romantic fancy
Is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing
It will only be parlayed into a memory