He Wasn't Murdered Lyrics - Freedy Johnston

He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness 

He walked out on his own 

It was a holiday night, he was out of state 

Before she knew he'd gone 

Leaving just enough for the weekly rent 

Plus a little change 

Taking the long way to any place 

In the frozen rain 

It was a roadside stop with a broken name 

And he sat there all alone 

In the used-up mirror he saw 

His ghost come slowly walking over 

He said, "Where are you goin', son? I'll go too 

Listen, don't you think I know 

What you've been doin'?" 

He wasn't murdered or lost or ransomed off 

He walked out on his own 

With a rain to wash his conscience off 

And an idea where he's goin' 

Looking both ways on a one-way street 

But the light won't change 

Finding just enough behind the seat 

To make her telephone ring