[Verse 1: Post-hardcore male lead, wailing, jackhammer kick and snare] Corner of Route 9 and Fuller, fourteen summers in the heat Big red arrow on a stick and a pair of worn-out feet Spinnin' for the Mattress Barn, "Everything Must Go" Nobody ever turned in, but they wave when they go slow I flip it behind my back, I toss it, catch it, spin Kids in back seats love it, but the drivers don't pull in Store is closin' Friday, boss says, "Thanks, you did your best" Hands me the arrow to keep and a twenty for the rest [Chorus: Post-hardcore male lead, scorching, screams on the hook] Follow me this way home I been pointin' all my life at a road I've never known Turn the wheel, you're not alone Follow me this way home [Verse 2: Post-hardcore male lead, wailing, ripping guitars] Friday mornin', last shift, I give the stick my everything Over the shoulder, under the leg, I make the cardboard sing Toss it up so high the sunlight catches every spin Mail van blinks right, then a minivan, they're pullin' in Line of cars behind 'em like a parade turnin' where I say Forty cars, then sixty, and they're all comin' my way Lot is full by noon and they're parkin' on the grass Boss runs out in tears with a broom and a sale sign in his grasp [Chorus: Post-hardcore male lead, scorching, screams on the hook] Follow me this way home I been pointin' all my life at a road I've never known Turn the wheel, you're not alone Follow me this way home [Bridge: Post-hardcore male lead, pit call, screamed, the band hitting full force on his call] Open it up! For every one who stood out on a corner in the sun For every arm that ached for someone who would never come Open it up! Turn it, turn it, turn it in This is where the road begins [Verse 3: Post-hardcore male lead, wailing, rumbling bass] Fourteen years of pointin' and today they all came in Every tired soul who passed me finally took the spin Arrow on my wall now, and the paint is peelin' red Still the best thing anybody ever put into my head Boss says, "Eddie, come on Monday, we're reopenin' the store" I say, "Point me at the corner, I was born for this and more" [Final Chorus: Post-hardcore male lead, scorching, screams on the hook, full band] Follow me this way home I been pointin' all my life at a road I've never known Turn the wheel, you're not alone Follow me this way home [End]
