Can't Get There from Here lyrics

When the world is a monster

Bad to swallow you whole

Kick the clay that holds the teeth in

Throw your trolls out the door

If you're needing inspiration

Philomath is where I go by dawn

Lawyer Jeff, he knows the lowdown

He's mighty bad to visit home

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

When your hands are feeling empty

Stick head jumping off the ground, ground

Tris is sure to shirr the deer out

Brother Ray can sing my song

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here, here, here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Hands down, Calechee bound

Landlocked, kiss the ground

Dirt of seven continents going 'round and 'round

Go on ahead, Mr. Citywide, hypnotized, suit-and-tied

Gentlemen, testify

If your world is a monster

Bad to swallow you whole

Philomath, they know the lowdown

Throw your trolls out the door

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

Can't get there from here

(I've been there, I know the way)

• Artist:R.E.M.
• Album:Fables of the Reconstruction (1985)