Van Wyck Expressway
by Cass McCombs
From the album: Interior Live Oak
Track 11 of 16 on Interior Live Oak (2025).
Duration: 03:24
Lyrics for Van Wyck Expressway
I want something I can鈥檛 have I have something I don鈥檛 want I have a need to divide myself I have all I ever need Lumber, freshly milled Trucked off to the build No disrespect to Queens But I have my own dreams I鈥檝e seen enough for one day Say only what I have to say I鈥檝e seen enough for one day I鈥檒l sleep it off on the expressway Human life is sleeping life No experience here I have no memory of where I鈥檓 from Or who I used to be Shredded tires, bits of glass Cakes of spilled gas Wheels passing by my head That鈥檚 where I make my bed I鈥檝e seen enough for one day Say only what I have to say I鈥檝e seen enough for one day I鈥檒l sleep it off on the expressway I鈥檝e seen enough for one day Say only what I have to say I鈥檝e seen enough for one day I鈥檒l sleep it off on the expressway