Lightly Lyrics - Amos Lee

Met her on a Tuesday 

Went out on a Friday night 

Said she was lookin' for a love affair 

And I was lookin' for a getaway flight 

So we packed up a bag 

And hailed up a cab 

And I grabbed my guitar because 

It was the only thing that I had 

Well I learned to travel lightly 

Babe, livin' alone 

Some say that it's the hard way, mama 

But it's all that I've known 

And if I move fast enough, hopefully 

Oh the darkness can't catch up to me 

Hey, Hey, Hey 

So we headed off the mainland 

With the beating of a drum 

She turned and smiled and said, honey 

Where you from? 

I said I'm from all over 

But I was born in the wind 

She turned and smiled and said 

You're goin' home again 

Well I learned to travel lightly 

Livin' alone 

Some say that it's the hard way, mama 

But it's all that I've known 

And if I move fast enough, hopefully 

Oh the darkness can't catch up to me 

Hey, Hey, Hey 

Oh I hear that train 

A comin' around the bend 

Oh in the morning I'll be 

Runnin' away again 

Runnin' away, runnin' away again 

When she woke up in the morning 

With the rising sun 

In her heart she knew 

I'd be gone 

But I wrote her a letter 

With the words to this song 

She read it on the balcony 

While the wind was strong 

Well I learned to travel lightly 

Cause I was born alone 

Some say that it's the hard way, mama 

But it's all that I've known 

And if I move fast enough, hopefully 

Oh the darkness won't catch up to me 

Hey, Hey, Hey