leaving the place i love, to me feels kind of rough what will i see lots of funny faces, in all kind of places lucky me when we hit the road, it's like the first boat of vikings when leaving for the new world, seeing things so unheard of by then the great wide open is something nice to head for but when the sun's about to rise a certain mood's taking hold of me thanks for all, this is nice, but it will never take the place of my girl – my girl talking ‘bout my girl – my girl people come along, listening to the songs we hope will work in the chorus lines everybody joins so loud it hurts my ego's standing tall, feels i could never fall no way looking for a thrill, drink on the booker's bill, it's time to play the great wide open is something nice to head for but when the sun's about to rise a certain mood's taking hold of me thanks for all, this is nice, but it will never take the place of my girl – my girl talking ‘bout my girl – my girl there's no discovery, i've been impatiently waiting to make when i left cause nothing's as sweet as her smell and her weed and the way she most loves me to d**h my girl – my girl talking ‘bout my girl – my girl