[ALISON]
Make this part look rugged
Mm hmm
Allegheny plateau
This dark shaded stripeBum bum bum
Is the front
Paint the long ridges
And valleys below
Mm-hmm
Our town is this dot
Quick dashes mark the property ends
Beach Creek
A rope that turns and bends
Little squares for houses
Strung along roads
The land transfigured
Into topographic codes
Maps show you what is simple and true
Try laying out a bird's eye view
Not what he told you
Just what you see
What do you know that's not your dad's mythology?
Dad was born on this farm
Here's our house
Here's the spot where he died
I can draw a circle
His whole life fits inside
Four miles from our door
I-80 ran from shore to shore
On its way from the Castro
To Christopher Street
The road not taken
Just four miles from our door
You were born on this farm
Here's our house
Here's the spot where you died
I can draw a circleI can draw a circle
You lived your life inside