It’s not a place you can get to by a boat or a train
It’s far, far away, behind the moon, beyond the rain
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore
Oah!
A-there’s a cockroach in my coffee
There’s a needle in my arm
A-and I feel like New York Cittay
A-get me to the farm
A-get me to the farm
A-get me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
I got terminal uniqueness
I’m an egocentric man
I get caught up in my freakness
But I ain’t no Peter Pan
Get me to the farm
A-get me to the farm
A-get me to the farm
Get me
Buckle up straight jack
Sanity is such a drag
Jellybean Thorazine
Transcendental jet lag
Sanity I ain’t gotta
Feeling like a piñata
Sucker punch
Blowing lunch
Motherload
Pigeonholed
I’m feeling like I’m going to explode
Yeah, I wanna shave my head
I want to be a Hare Krishna
Tattoo a dot right on my head
And the Prozac is my fixer
I am the livin’ dead
Follow the yellow brick road
Follow the yellow brick road
A-take me to the farm
A-take me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
Take me to the farm
A-take me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
Take me to the farm
A-take me to the farm
Somebody get me to the farm
And I’m sure to get a brain
A heart
A home
The nerve
Surreal Journeys and Chaotic Longings
“The Farm” by Aerosmith takes listeners on a wild, surreal ride, blending references to addiction, mental health struggles, and pop culture. The lyrics open with an allusion to The Wizard of Oz, immediately disorienting reality and suggesting a fantastical escape. Lines like “There’s a cockroach in my coffee / There’s a needle in my arm” evoke both the grittiness of urban life and the desperate search for relief. The repeated plea to “get me to the farm” becomes a metaphor for seeking refuge, whether it’s a rehab facility, a place of healing, or simply escape from chaos. The song’s self-aware humor—”I’m an egocentric man” and “I ain’t no Peter Pan”—contrasts with its darker undertones, capturing the tension between self-destruction and the hope for transformation.
Song Credits
Songwriters: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
Release Year: 1997
Label: Columbia Records