Only Idaho Forever

C G Am F Fm C C G C G Am Last night everything froze over; F Fm C it's back to work today. C G Am The cars warming up out in the weekday street: F Fm C the sound of someone else's money being made. C G Am And the highways curve, F Fm C and the trucks barrel down them like pain down a nerve, C G Am but there's only one place they ever go: F Fm C forever only Idaho. F Fm C forever only Idaho. C G Am Billboards proclaiming salvation F Fm C all the way to work, C G Am but if it's Christ or the Powerball or quitting cigarettes, F Fm C well — it's hard to tell for sure. C G Am And a song comes on, F Fm C one that made you feel better in days that are gone, C G Am but there's only one place the echoes go: F Fm C forever only Idaho. F Fm C forever only Idaho. Am Fools with dollar signs for eyes C G Am have been selling you your life Am F one weekend at a time, saying you'll go far, Dm F but you're still nowhere, so far. C G Am And the ponderosa pines leave their branches behind F Fm C like they're trying to leave the ground, C G Am and sometimes they drop a load of snow into the snow F Fm C and it disappears without a sign or a sound, C G Am and they stand so tall, F Fm C like they're made for more than power lines and dirty strip malls, C G Am but there's only one place they'll ever grow: F Fm C forever only Idaho. F Fm C forever only Idaho. F Fm C forever only Idaho.