Bringing me down
Im running aground
Blind in the light of the interstate cars
Passing me by
The buses and semis
Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars
But Im here by the road
Bound to the load
I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars
Alone with the rush of the drivers that wont pick me up
The highway, the moon, the clouds, and the stars
Black-throated wind keeps on pouring in
With its words of a life where nothing is new
Ah, Mother American Night, Im lost from the light
Oh, Lord, said Im drowning in you
Now, I left St. Louis, City of Blues
In the midst of a storm Id rather forget
I tried to pretеnd it came to an end
Cause you wеrent the woman I once thought Id met
But I cant deny, oh, times have gone by
I never had doubts or thoughts of regret
And I was a man when all this began
Whod never think twice about being there yet
Black-throated wind whisper mix in
Its speaking of life that passes like dew
Forced me to see youve done better by me
Done better by me than Ive done by you
Whats to be found, racing around
You carry your bag wherever you go
Full of the blues, trying to lose
You aint gonna learn what you dont wanna know
So I give you my eyes, and all of their lies
Please help them to learn as well as to see
You capture a glance, oh oh, and make it a dance
Of looking at you looking at me
Black-throated wind keeps on pouring in
With its words of a lie that could almost be true
Ah, Mother American Night, lost from the light
Turn it around, thats what Im gonna do
Well, going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Ill turn around, thats what Im gonna do
Well, Im going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Turn around is what Im gonna do
Well, Im going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Well, youve done better by me than Ive done by you
Oh oh, Im drowning in you
Oh oh, Im drowning in you
Im going, going, going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Im going, going, going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Lord, youve done better by me than Ive done by you
Oh oh, Im drowning in you
Oh oh, Im drowning in you
Oh oh, Im drowning in you