Mister porter takes my bags Got my ticket got my tags I'm leaving Put me on a big runway There's nothing here to make me stay I'm leaving I'm going south by southwest Where the world knows me best South by southwest this time These streets don't know my name I walked them looking for fame And I'm leaving Never seen such a lonely sight Broadway when they turn out the light I'm leaving Went looking for the free world That much I know I never knew how far I'd go End of the world or the earth around I was searching I found it in my home town