[Verse 1]
All the way from Baltimore
We couldn't find a seat
Conductor says he's sorry for
The blisters on our feet

[Chorus]
Come riding in a bus, the high and the low
Mommy, daddy, you and I
Going on a trip and we're not going home
Mommy, daddy, you and I, I

[Post-Chorus]
Driving, keep driving
Driving, driving all night
Sleeping on my daddy's shoulder
Drinking from a paper cup
And I'm wearing my grandfather's clothes
And they say that up north it gets cold

[Verse 2]
Crawling out of bed one night
Walking in my sleep
We're not the only family
To take this little trip
[Chorus]
Driving all the way up, it's thirty below
Mommy, daddy, you and I
Even little kids getting ready to go
Mommy, daddy, you and I, I

[Post-Chorus]
Chilly, Chilly-Willy
It's colder the further we go
Some are born to take advantage
But saying it don't make it so
So hold me and don't let me go
'Cause the sidewalks are covered with snow

[Bridge]
He's speaking English now
And he's smoothing out his clothes
He's Mr. Button Down
He's leaving home

[Verse 3]
Making changes day by day
We still ain't got no plan
How we gonna make our way
In this foreign land?
[Chorus]
Well, we'll keep driving, keep driving
Driving with all of our might
Changing, still changing
Changing the water of life
Keep that little man a-shining
See how the tail can wag the dog

[Post-Chorus]
And we're all riding in this old bus
And the driver is singing to us
And we're wearing our grandfather's clothes
'Cause we've heard that up north it gets cold