Kerouac's Dream - Hannes Wader, Allan Taylor

Kerouac dreamed a poets dream

He said the poem comes from where you’ve been

It’s in a notion, a trick of fate

It’s in taking to the road when the road can’t wait

It’s a long white line along a holy road

A noble highway made of gold

Too young to die and you’re mad to live

You want everything there is that life can give

It’s a beautiful dream with a sad refrain

You go all the way and come back again

But it’s what you do and it’s what you learn

And it’s how the scene plays out with every turn

They say you burn when you fly too high

Better to burn than never try

Maybe you’ll fall, and maybe you’ll fly

Maybe you’ll rise above it all and touch the sky

You may get it right, you may get it wrong

But you’ll do what you do just to get along

'Cause a lesson learned is a favour owed

And it’s payback time when you’re on the road

It’s a beautiful dream with a sad refrain

You go all the way and come back again

But it’s what you do, and it’s what you learn

And it’s how the scene plays out with every turn

It’s a beautiful dream with a sad refrain

You go all the way and come back again

But it’s what you do, and it’s what you learn

And it’s how the scene plays out with every turn