Bored of the life in the state of the palms
I left and let everyone know
Gone was the weather I had known from a child
Along with a dream of the state

I drove up the wide open road
And played the arcade
In search of a new state to live in my life
I went
Everyone seemed so strange to me

They've got big dogs and they've got no trees
They will soon forget of their existence
Am I wrong to long for that old state of the palms
That's south a real huge distance

I asked myself as they led me to their stadium
"Team with no chance" read the sign
The people they talked with this funny accent
And seemed to like everything there

But soon they grew bored of my tale
State with palm trees?
More like a joke or publicity stunt, no way, no way

They got no class and they got no trees
They don't even mind awful disturbance
Am I wrong to long for that old state with some peace
That's south a real huge distance

I asked and faced the traffic
And got lost but drove on out
Didn't take the train 'cause it wobbled so much, then I shout

There, beyond the bounds of your hick imagination
Lie the noble palm trees of my old state, big and green
Let me take you there, show you a thriving great state
Let me show you others just like me, Why did I ever leave?

They've got big dogs and they've got no leash
They say that it's nice with great persistence
Everything is in this real huge city which stinks
And all with a big distance, I had to go

And so they set out with me and all my friends
And my crazy description of home
Several hour long journey, we came to the sign
Where I then looked abroad and spoke out

They followed me then and they thought that maybe they saw
A glimpse of the sea, just was tears in their eyes, that's all
They liked it so much, by then I had left

They have state fruit but knocked down its trees
And every road name has much consistence
So I went and moved back to the state of the palms
That's south a real huge distance
Hello friend, welcome home.