Long dusty roads, days are hot, nights are cold
I go days without seeing a soul
I did every job just to keep off the dole
Then I begged and I borrowed and stole
Just to make my way into the great unknown
I know that's how it'll be

I left my home in the big city
There was no money left for me
And my baby said that wherever I went
By my side she would always be
And we're making tracks into the great unknown
I know that's how it'll be

When I get there, man, I won't even care
Gonna get through a couple of drinks
We'll sit by the sea, just my baby and me
We can watch all the ships come in
All the folks heading home into the great unknown
I know that's how it'll be
It'll be