Tourist Lyrics & Chords By Julian Casablancas

I wish that clouds could hold me up
Like I thought as a child growing up
I wish I could sound as soothing as the rainfall
But I am only a drop from the storm

Feel like a tourist out in the country
Once, this whole world was all countryside
Feel like a tourist in the big city
Soon, I will simply evaporate

They took the strings up North, the drums down South
After they crossed Afghanistan a long time ago
You're shuffling your feet into the next dimension
Soon, skyscrapers will be everywhere

I feel like a tourist, lost in the suburbs
Soon, the whole world will be urban sprawl
Feel like a land lover out on the ocean
Feel like a teardrop, streaming off your chin

Some will bet against you
Try even to prevent you
But not many can stop you, man
If you got a perfect plan
Can they possibly try
I demand to know why they would doubt you
In this hand, a thousand generations

Feel like a tourist out in the desert
So hot it feels like the Devil's breath
Feel like a tourist out in the swampland
This world is just patches of water and land
Everywhere I go, I'm a tourist
But if you stay with me, I'll always be at home