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, Im drowning in you
I left St. Louis, City of Blues
In the midst of a storm Id rather forget
I tried to pretend it came to an end
Cause you werent the woman I once thought Id met
But I cant deny, oh, times have gone by
I never had doubts or thoughts of regret
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
Better by me than Ive done by you
Whats to be found, racing around
You carry your bag wherever you go
Im full of 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
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, lost from the light
Oh Lord, and Im drowning in you
Im turning around, thats what Im gonna do
Im going back home, thats what Im gonna do
Oh Lord, and Im drowning in you
Youve done better by me than Ive done by you
So oh, and 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
Well, youve done better by me than Ive done by you
Oh oh, and Im drowning in you
Oh oh, and Im drowning in you
Oh oh, and Im drowning in you