On the Open Road

"On the Open Road" is the third song of Disney's 1995 animated film A Goofy Movie. It is sung by Goofy and Max as they travel.
The song was included on the Disney's Sing-Along Songs videos Honor to Us All and On My Way in the US and Topsy Turvy internationally outside of the US.
==Lyrics==
<tabber>
Film version=
(Goofy whistles, intro)
Goofy: Do you need a break from modern living? Do you long to shed your weary load?
If your nerves are raw, and your brain is fried
Just grab a friend and take a ride, together, upon the open road!
Come on, Maxie! Ah-yuk!
Max: All in all, I'd rather have detention! All in all, I'd rather eat a toad!
Goofy: Yuck!
Max: And the old man drives like such a klutz, that I'm about to hurl my guts
Directly upon the open road!
Goofy: There's nothing can upset me, 'cause now, we're on our way
Our trusty map will guide us straight and true
Max: Roxanne, please don't forget me, I will return someday
Though I may be in traction when I do...!
Man: (Aaaaagh!!)
Goofy: Me and Max relaxing like the old days...
Max: [singing over Goofy] This is worse than dragon breath and acne!
Goofy: In a buddy-buddy kind of mode...
Max: [still singing over Goofy] I'm so mad I think I may explode!
Goofy: When I see that highway, I could cry!
Max: You know, that's funny, so could I!
Both: Just being out on the open road!
(instrumental)
Country Singers: Howdy, boys! Is this the way to Nashville?
Tow Truck Driver: Watch it, Mac! Or you'll be getting towed!
Prisoner: I'm in no hurry to arrive, 'cause I'll be turning 65
The next time I sees the open road
Wendell: Just a week of rest and relaxation!
Treeny: Yeah!
Wendell: And the odd romantic episode!
Max: Very odd!
Mickey Mouse: Ha ha! And it's Californ-eye-ay or bust!?
Old Lady: Look out, you dirtbags, eat my dust! From now on, I own the open road!
Goofy: Just me and little Maxie, my pipsqueak pioneer
Nuns: They're pardners forever westward ho!
Goofy and Nuns: Yeehaw!
Max: Could someone call a taxi, and get me outta here?
To Beverly Hills 9-0-2-1-0?
Goofy and Chorus: Oh... every day, another new adventure!
Every mile, another new zip code!
And the cares we had are gone for good...
Max: And I'd go with them if I could...
Goofy and Chorus: I've got no strings on me... I'm feeling fancy-free...
How wonderful to be... On the open road!
|-|Demo version=
(Goofy whistles, intro)
Goofy: Do you need a break from modern living? Do ya long to shed your weary load?
If your nerves are raw and your brain is fried
Just grab a friend and take a ride, together, upon the open road!
Come on, Maxie!
Max: All in all, I'd rather have detention! All in all, I'd rather kiss a toad!
And the old man drives like such a klutz, that I'm about to hurl my guts
Directly, upon the open road!
Goofy: The highway lies before us, the road is straight and true
It hardly knows we're doing 85
Max: Don't break my heart, Dolores (Roxanne), I will come back to you
I'm just not sure if I'll come back alive
Goofy: Me and Max relaxing like the old days..
Max: [singing over Goofy] Me and Pop are dropping from a bunion!
Goofy: In a buddy-buddy kind of mode...
Max: [still singing over Goofy] And this heap is ready to explode!
Goofy: And the cares we've had are gone for good!
Max: Along with the brakes and half the hood!
Both: Relent them back on the open road!
Max: (Speaking) How about some barbecue chips?!
Goofy: (Speaking) Great. That's what the public wants, you face it.
Max: Oh, Dad...
Goofy: Just look at little Maxie, my pipsqueak pioneer
We're partners forever westward ho. Yee-haw!
Max: Could someone call a taxi, and get me outta here?
To Beverly Hills 9-0-2-1-0?
Both: Oh... It's an indescribable adventure!
Max: Sorta like a Star Trek episode
And look out, slow down, or you'll hit that truck
Goofy: I'd like to, son, but the gears are stuck
Max: You can't turn here! It's a one-way street!
Goofy: Just hold on tight and stay in your seat and...
(speaking) You're all right, son?
Max: I guess so. Where are we?
Goofy: (gasps) Look, Maxie!
Both: We're on the open... road!
</tabber>
==Trivia==
*In the demo version, Roxanne was originally named Dolores, and the concluding lyrics had Goofy and Max almost about to crash in an oncoming truck. So, the tempo was sped up to add in suspense. However, the composers felt the demo was too short for the final film. So, they rewrote "On the Open Road" to add in some back-up singers serving as drivers and, of course, a cameo from Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
*The lyrics "I've got no strings on me... I'm feeling fancy-free" are possible references to the song "I've Got No Strings" and the film Fun and Fancy Free, respectively.
*When Goofy drives through traffic under construction and hits the pole stand where the workers are standing a Wilhelm scream is heard.
==Gallery==
Disney's A Goofy Movie - On the Open Road - Roxanne_Please_Don't_Forget_Me.jpg|"Roxanne, please don't forget me."
Disney's A Goofy Movie - On the Open Road - Roxanne in the Clouds.jpg|"I will return someday."Roxanne's image in the clouds.
Disney's A Goofy Movie - On the Open Road - Max Screaming.jpg|Max screaming after being interrupted as Goofy begins running through traffic under construction.
Disney's A Goofy Movie - On the Open Road - Max in prison clothes.jpg|Max in prison clothes.
A Goofy Movie - Mickey & Donald.jpg|"And it's Californ-eye-ay or bust!"Cameos of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.
fr:Sur la Route (Dingo et Max)
Category:Songs
Category:A Goofy Movie songs
Category:Songs in Disney Sing Along Songs videos
Category:Hero/Heroine songs
Category:Group songs
Category:Traveling songs
Category:Songs with alternate lyrics