[Intro]
[Massive guitar riff]
[Drum fill]
[Full band]
[Verse 1]
Bought a map
at a roadside store,
drew one line
then ignored it all.
Guy at the counter said:
“Where you headed?”
I said:
“Anywhere
that doesn’t know my name.”
Engine coughing.
Radio dead.
Coffee cold
beside my leg.
One red light.
Empty road.
Green comes on—
I let it go.
[Pre-Chorus]
No destination.
No grand design.
Just four wheels,
bad decisions
and too much night.
[Chorus]
BURN THE MAP!
LET THE ROAD DECIDE!
BURN THE MAP!
KEEP THE ENGINE ALIVE!
IF I GET LOST,
GOOD!
I’VE BEEN FOUND
TOO MANY TIMES!
BURN THE MAP!
TURN IT UP!
LEAVE THE STRAIGHT LINE
FAR BEHIND!
[Verse 2]
Stopped at a bar
with no name outside.
One old jukebox.
Three motorcycles.
A woman shooting pool
looked up and said:
“You passing through?”
“Probably.”
She laughed.
“Everybody says that.”
Fair enough.
Band in the corner
kicked into a riff
so dirty
the glasses
started shaking.
I forgot the road.
Forgot the hour.
Forgot why
I was trying to leave.
Sometimes freedom
isn’t getting far.
It’s finding somewhere
you don’t mind
stopping.
[Chorus]
BURN THE MAP!
LET THE ROAD DECIDE!
BURN THE MAP!
KEEP THE ENGINE ALIVE!
IF I GET LOST,
GOOD!
I’VE BEEN FOUND
TOO MANY TIMES!
BURN THE MAP!
TURN IT UP!
LEAVE THE STRAIGHT LINE
FAR BEHIND!
[Break]
[Hammond organ growl]
[Guitar riff answers]
[Voice]
No directions.
No advice.
[Guitar squeal]
Just make it loud.
[Guitar Solo]
[Fast blues-rock bends]
[Descending run]
[Drums push harder]
[Verse 3]
Morning caught me
twenty miles away
with somebody’s number
written on my hand.
Couldn’t read the last digit.
Perfect.
Some things
should stay unfinished.
I looked at the map
on the passenger floor.
Folded.
Clean.
Completely useless.
I opened the window,
held it outside,
and let the wind
finish the job.
[Final Chorus]
BURN THE MAP!
LET THE ROAD DECIDE!
BURN THE MAP!
I’M DONE ASKING WHY!
NO STRAIGHT ROAD!
NO PERFECT PLAN!
JUST A GUITAR
SCREAMING THROUGH THE DASH!
BURN THE MAP!
TURN IT UP!
IF TOMORROW
WANTS TO FIND ME...
TELL IT
I TOOK
THE LONG WAY BACK!
[Outro]
[Main riff]
[Band stops]
[Engine starts]
[Voice]
Which way?
[Small pause]
Exactly.
[Final guitar chord]
