But my heart says, "Reach for the stars" And my heart I cannot deny Though its my hard luck That I'm stuck On the farthest one in the sky So my eyes are destined to wander And my brain no more to relax For there's nothing farther out yonder Than the other side of the tracks On the other side of the tracks It's a long and difficult climb But the air up there on the bill of faire Is a choice of lemon and lime And the muscles keeping your nose up Are the only muscles you tax Oh I envy someone who grows up On the other side of the tracks So I'm off and running Over the rail I'm going gunning After the quail Off and running Send me the mail To the great big world On the other side To the great big world On the farther side To the great big world On the other side of the tracks One more time! To the great big world On the other side The great big world On the farther side The great big world On the other side of the tracks