[Verse 1]
Just a semi normal person, thought he had the future planned
Then he won some silly sweepstakes, now he had a hundred grand
Never stopped to think of taxes, he was gone before they knew
With a flair for old romantics, to the Orient he flew
[Verse 2]
When they fueled in Papeete, placed a call to Big Mamou
With an honest explanation, just to tell the whole damn truth
It's his one chance in a million, who'd deny the simple fact?
T'was no use to talk it over, he'd be home when he got back
[Chorus 1]
Now he's somewhere over China, lookin' down on all the trails
On the mountains lookin' back at him, it's a real live fairy tale
Put a little distance between causes and effects
Like a day-old fortune cookie, askin' who or what comes next
[Verse 3]
What the hell did Marco Polo think when he ran into the wall?
Or the crazy flying tigers doin' spins and loops and stalls
Just a taste for something different, perking up a boring day
Now our man from Louisiana feels exactly the same way
[Chorus 2]
They're all somewhere over China, Shanghai or old Peking
On a plane or a boat in an envelope, real adventure has its ring
Just to put a little distance between fact and fantasy
Still six thousand miles away from where I really want to be
Just a semi normal person, thought he had the future planned
Then he won some silly sweepstakes, now he had a hundred grand
Never stopped to think of taxes, he was gone before they knew
With a flair for old romantics, to the Orient he flew
[Verse 2]
When they fueled in Papeete, placed a call to Big Mamou
With an honest explanation, just to tell the whole damn truth
It's his one chance in a million, who'd deny the simple fact?
T'was no use to talk it over, he'd be home when he got back
[Chorus 1]
Now he's somewhere over China, lookin' down on all the trails
On the mountains lookin' back at him, it's a real live fairy tale
Put a little distance between causes and effects
Like a day-old fortune cookie, askin' who or what comes next
[Verse 3]
What the hell did Marco Polo think when he ran into the wall?
Or the crazy flying tigers doin' spins and loops and stalls
Just a taste for something different, perking up a boring day
Now our man from Louisiana feels exactly the same way
[Chorus 2]
They're all somewhere over China, Shanghai or old Peking
On a plane or a boat in an envelope, real adventure has its ring
Just to put a little distance between fact and fantasy
Still six thousand miles away from where I really want to be
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