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"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[]

(Goofy whistles, intro)

Goofy: Do ya need a break from modern livin'?
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
C'mon, 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 nothin' 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 relaxin' 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: Ya know, that's funny, so could I!
Both: Just bein' 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 gettin' towed!
Prisoner: I'm in no hurry to arrive
'Cause I'll be turnin' 65
The next time I seize 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 feelin' fancy-free...
How wonderful to be...

On the open road!

(Goofy whistles, intro)

Goofy: Do ya need a break from modern livin'?
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
C'mon, 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 relaxin' like the old days..
Max: [singing over Goofy] Me and Pop are droppin' 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!
We're on the open
Both: Road!

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 feelin' 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[]


v - e - d
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Media
TV series and specials: Goof Troop (video) • Goof Troop ChristmasThe Making of A Goofy Movie
Movies: A Goofy Movie (video) • An Extremely Goofy Movie (video)
Books: Me and My Dad
Video games: Disney's Goof TroopDisney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding
Comic series: Disney AdventuresThe Disney AfternoonLe Journal de Mickey
Disney Parks
Stitch and Friends Summer SurpriseGoofy’s "How to Play" Yard

Entertainment: Max LIVE: Gettin’ Goofy With ItMickey presents: "Happy Anniversary Disneyland Paris"
Summer: Club Mouse Beat

Characters
Main Characters: GoofyMaxPeteP.J.PegPistolWafflesChainsaw

Secondary Characters: SlickDebbieDukeDuke's GirlfriendDutch SpackleUncle BobLeechRingmasterBiff FuddledSpud and WallyMiss PennypackerRose BeckenbloomMyron the BulkFrank NuttiMr. SludgeIgorMr. HammerheadMagician's Hat
Movie Characters: Bobby ZimuruskiRoxanneRoxanne's FatherPrincipal MazurStaceyLisa and ChadNerdy KidsGoth GirlsPossum Park EmceeLester the PossumBigfootPowerlineTreeny and WendellSylvia MarpoleBeret GirlBradley Uppercrust IIITankGammas
Animals: GopherFemale BigfootHumphrey the BearBubbles

Episodes
Season One: "Forever Goof" • "Axed by Addition" • "Unreal Estate" • "You Camp Take It With You" • "Midnight Movie Madness" • "Counterfeit Goof" • "O, R-V, I N-V U" • "Meanwhile, Back at the Ramp" • "Close Encounters of the Weird Mime" • "Slightly Dinghy" • "Cabana Fever" • "When There's Smoke, There's Goof" • "Date with Destiny" • "Hot Air" • "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" • "Wrecks, Lies & Videotape" • "Max-imum Protection" • "Goofin' Hood and his Melancholy Men" • "Leader of the Pack" • "Inspector Goofy" • "Shake, Rattle & Goof" • "Terminal Pete" • "Fool's Gold" • "Cat's Entertainment" • "Waste Makes Haste" • "The Ungoofables" • "All the Goof That's Fit to Print" • "To Heir is Human" • "Hallow-Weenies" • "Tub Be or Not to Be" • "Major Goof" • "A Goof of the People" • "Goof Under My Roof" • "Lethal Goofin'" • "Frankengoof" • "E=MC Goof" • "Pete's Day at the Races" • "In Goof We Trust" • "And Baby Makes Three" • "The Incredible Bulk" • "Mrs. Spoonerville" • "For Pete's Sake" • "Big City Blues" • "Rally Round the Goof" • "Window Pains" • "Nightmare on Goof Street" • "Where There's a Will, There's a Goof" • "Winter Blunderland" • "Gymnauseum" • "Come Fly with Me" • "As Goof Would Have It" • "Calling All Goofs" • "Buddy Building" • "Dr. Horatio's Magic Orchestra" • "Goofs of a Feather" • "Goof Fellas" • "The Good, the Bad and the Goofy" • "Educating Goofy" • "Peg o' the Jungle" • "Partners in Grime" • "A Pizza the Action" • "To Catch a Goof" • "Gunfight at the Okie-Doke Corral"

Season Two: "Queasy Rider" • "Maximum Insecurity" • "Puppy Love" • "Great Egg-Spectations" • "Three Ring Bind" • "Pistolgeist" • "Bringin' on the Rain" • "Talent to the Max" • "Tee for Two" • "Goofin' Up the Social Ladder" • "Sherlock Goof" • "From Air to Eternity" • "Clan of the Cave Goof"

Songs
Goof Troop: Goof Troop Theme SongReindeer RumbaGotta Be Gettin' Goofy

A Goofy Movie: After TodayStand OutOn the Open RoadLester's Possum ParkNobody Else But YouI2I
An Extremely Goofy Movie: Nowhere to RunPressure DropShake Your Groove ThingYou Make Me Feel Like DancingC'mon Get HappyKnock on WoodRight Back to Where We've Started From
Deleted: Made in the ShadeBorn to Be Bad

Locations
SpoonervilleLester's Possum Park
See also
The Disney AfternoonRaw Toonage ("Goofy's Guide to the Olympics") • Mickey's Once Upon a ChristmasESPNESPN 2House of MouseGoofy's Fun HouseMickey's Twice Upon a ChristmasDisney Heroes: Battle Mode
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