We've made some cherished memories, and had a damn good laugh
We told the truth in Istanbul, inside a Turkish bath
We spilled out all our secrets, and took that photograph
When we were there, off the beaten path
We hitchhiked out of old 'Frisco, and headed for Flagstaff
We spent the night in Zion Park, and met that psychopath
He stole your rings, I caught him cold, your warned him of God's wrath
When we were there, off the beaten path
And all the time we never knew, if we were lost or not
But somewhere between the tried and true, that's where we both got caught
In the act of the beaten path
We holed up in that Shanghai bar, for six days and a half
I went by Teddy Roosevelt, he misses Howard Taft
We paid our bills with lies and wit, and ancient Chinese math
We were there, off the beaten path
Like the lost Gods of Olympus, through the mists of history
Someone will write about debauchery, and call them tragedies
Like Jim and Huckleberry Finn, driftin' on a raft
We were there, off the beaten path
And all the time we never knew, if we were lost or not
But somewhere between the old and new, that's when we both got caught
In the act of the beaten path
We were there (we were there) off the beaten path
We were there, (whispered) off the beaten path
