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 who 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, Im drowning in you
I left St. Louis, City of Blues
In the midst of a storm Id rather forget
Tried to pretend it came to an end
Cause you werent the woman I thought I once 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
Who wouldnt 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
Better by me than Ive done by you
Whats to be found, racing around
You carry your pain wherever you go
Full of the blues, trying to lose
You aint gonna learn what you dont want to know
So I give you my eyes, and all of their lies
Please help them to learn as well as to see
Capture a glance, 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, here comes the light
Turn around, thats what Im going to do
Oh, Im going back home, thats what Im going to do
Yes, Ill turn around, thats what Im going to do
Well, Im going back home, thats what Im going to do
Oh I, oh Im coming with you
Oh I, oh Im coming with you
Youve done better by me than Ive done by you
Oh I, oh Im coming with you
Oh, Im going back home, thats what Im going to do
Oh I, oh Im coming with you
Alright, alright, alrighty, righty, righty
Uh, the lost kid situation has come up via the headphones
That theres a whole bunch of lost kids down in the kid tent
Crying cause they havent seen their mommies and daddies for months
So, uh, if youve got a kiddie out there, go look for em