Look away while you still can Close your eyes, say goodbye to this strange land You never thought you had it good And high school was just football games and processed food ♪ You've been picking through the weeds too long Surrounded by the echoes of a dream gone wrong And running through the fields that led To nothing but a song you're singing in your head Drive across the desert in a blue Ford Escape Hopefully this car will live up to its name ♪ You got 90 miles out of town When you started thinking you should turn the car around And go back home to your reckless dad Maybe this time he'll convince you that it's not so bad But then you snapped back down from outer space And stared into the rear view mirror at your face Your swollen eyes and beaded sweat Tattoos on your forehead and around your neck Drive across the desert in a blue Ford Escape Hopefully this car will live up to its name ♪ Drive across the desert in a blue Ford Escape Hopefully this car will live up to its name Maggie, are you listening in your blue Ford Escape? Hopefully your car will live up to its name