When travelling abroad in the continental style, it's my belief one must attempt to be discreet

And subsequently bear in mind your transient position allows you a perspective that's unique.

Though you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse, your wanderlust won't let you settle down,

And you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content to stay within the city limits of a small midwestern town.

Most vagabonds I knowed don't ever want to find the culprit that remains the object of their long relentless quest.

The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending, the pursuit you see and never the arrest

Without fear of contradiction, "Bon Voyage" is always hollered in conjunction with a handkerchief from shore, by a girl that drives a Rambler and furthermore is overly concerned that she won't see him anymore.

Planes and trains and boats and buses characteristically evoke a common attitude of blue unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport and the cargo that they're carrying is you.

A foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside and domestically approved romantic fancy is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances knowing it will only be parlayed into a memory

The Foreign Affairs album came out in 1977. These are the lyrics to the song of the same name. He never really hits the charts, but his song Burma Shave was probably the most popular from this album, though I was in a Foreign Affairs mood tonight. If you follow the link to Amazon, they have short clips of all the songs on this album. Recommended.

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