We were out on the road, feeling better

We were laughing at ourselves as we went along

In the bitter winter cold braving undaunted danger

It was another thoughtful stranger passing along

And we knew that that road wouldn’t end there

And that unrewarded genius is as common as fear

Liberty is standing tall on Emerson Street tonight

And it’s all gonna come around one day

We had left the homes we knew for the comfort of the road

Wasn’t comfortable at all but we went on

We were unashamed believing we were up to something true

But we never found quite what it was

And we knew that that road wouldn’t end there

And that unrewarded genius is as common as fear

Liberty is standing tall on Emerson Street tonight

And it’s all gonna come around one day

I never knew your middle name

But oh, how I loved you just the same despite it all