Chris Cockburn the main character in the novel The Song Is Ended is eight years older. He buys a 1970 Honda CB750 Candy Ruby Red and sets off on a trip from North Dakota to New Orleans and back. He meets bikers waitresses gas station attendants preachers pimps prostitutes and policemen the common people of America as well seeing some places significant in the cultural history of the United States. More importantly he discovers a theme over one hundred and thirty years old that if adopted could enhance the moral fiber of American life.