Drove through America in 1963
Started from San Francisco heading towards the East
No luck in Vegas but the Canyon gave me reasons worth the ride
I've been a citizen for fifteen years or more
Still some Americans get trouble at some doors
Stopped in El Paso I was forced to turn up north on 25

What is wrong with me ?
Am I not yet free ?
I ain't gonna be one more Walter Lee
Raced past the Rockies into Denver, saw a show
She was a dime-store dancer prancing round a pole
Smiling at me her eyes invited me to hold her unashamed
So I asked what her name was and I was answered with a kiss
"I am an Asian man, why are you doing this ?"
"You have a heart like any human that exists, I'm not afraid."

"But what is wrong," said she
"Why are you scared of me ?
"You might as well be one more Walter Lee"
And so I had to travel onward
Passed up Kansas City for St. Louis
Route 55 ends up Chicago
Instead I ended up as happy down in New Orleans

And so I had to travel onward
I got tagged in Tallahassee for too much speed
Although there are castles in Daytona
I marched through Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King
Hopped on a Greyhound to Manhattan's Village Green
Sang for some nickels and a meal on Bleeker Street
I dream of fishes while the Staten Island queen sleeps in the sea

What is wrong with me ?
My country tis of thee
I don’t wanna be one more Walter Lee