Rolling up the redwood highway
Golden Gate behind me
Got a fast leak in my left front tire
Dash light to remind me
By the time that I hit Willits
I'll be flying on air and evergreen
Only brought a couple dollars
Just enough to make it
As I navigate the turns
On highway 20 barely breaking
Gonna open up my case on Main Street
Play a couple songs
I hope I make a couple bucks
Hope that someone sings along
My heart is beating faster 'cause I think I'm getting close
My front tire is so low I must be riding on the ghost
Of a pioneer before me, I can feel his spirit running through my veins
The indicator is telling me that I'm only burning vapors
And my wallet's mostly filled with lyric scribbled scraps of paper
If I don't make it all the way maybe I can pitch a tent
Here in this forest by the ocean, we won't have to pay no rent
You know the universe is a yes machine
And we ain't gonna change it
So I'm off to Mendocino
Take my life and rearrange it
In a place where people smile and still believe
There's magic in our dreams
Oh yeah, the universe is a yes machine
As I pull onto Lansing Street my motor starts to shake
And there's a guy in overalls who's looking for a break
So I give him my last money and I pull out my guitar
And sing this song
I can hear the voice of Joni Mitchell singing right beside me
As I start singing about the city that I had barely left behind me
Then people start to crowd around, start filling up my case
With lots of little scraps of paper that say welcome
And man you're great
Ya know the universe is a yes machine
And we ain't gonna change it
So I'm off to Mendocino
Take my life and rearrange it
In a place where people smile and still believe
There's magic in our dreams
Oh yeah, the universe is a yes machine
Oh yeah, the universe is a yes machine
