I drove out from the east
Passed the great lakes due west
Across the jaggy shield
Through the prairies on my quest
Rolled up and down the foothills
Then the Rockies kingdom come
The peaceful Okanagan
Bears every kind of plum
Along the Fraser river
Where all the salmon run
The coastal mountain roads
Wind towards the setting sun
Down the lower mainland
I follow fish to sea
Driving to the delta
Where we can all be free
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
When I first saw Van City
My jaw dropped to my knees
Surrounded by the mountains
And the waters of the seas
With islands in the horizon
Clouds filtering the sun
Puck was laughs on the beach
Kitsilano is so fun
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
I dreamed in Stanley park
People watched at English Bay
Window shopped on Robson
Biked the sea wall that same day
Met someone at Granville Island
Strolled the harbour to Gastown
We rode horses at the Southlands
Shared a kiss at Yale Town
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
I headed to the west
To run away from home
And escape the pain and rest
Now I'm never going home
I came here as a guest
Now Vancouver is my home