In fact the actually storyline of “Venture Highway” is based on the singer having an internal debate, if you will. California, symbolizes a more-exciting, urban lifestyle, even if there is no direct mentions of the city itself. And the second experience is that once again as a child, the singer bore witness to the scenic California coastline while traveling through the state with his family. This is the occurrence which he is recounting in the chorus, being on “Ventura Highway in the sunshine” with the ‘wind blowing through his hair’ and such. In fact the most-metaphorical part of the passage, his reference to “alligator lizards in the air”, actually refers to the shapes of clouds he noticed during the aforementioned journey. But more to the point of this song, just as Nebraska is meant to epitomize a monotonous rural life, Ventura Highway, i.e.
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