So youre a trucker, hard driver. Mr. King of the road. Feelin lonely, drinkin coffee. She had only ever known. . Drove a lot today, was it yesterday?.
When I see the moon, I hear the sound of the strip. Just calling my name. Just calling my name. When I see the moon, I hear the sound of the strip. Just calling my name.
Got sixteen days. One for every time I've gone away. One for every time I should have stayed. Should have wore my wedding ring. . Got sixteen days. Fifteen of those are nights.
Sit around, dream away the place I'm from. Used to feel so much now I just feel numb. Could go out tonight but I ain't sure what for. Call a friend or two I don't know anymore.
I go walking under a paper moon. All the birds are singing. Singing you a pretty tune. All the constellations and all the stars above. They all start to whistling.
On back down in my hometown. Everybody's feelin' it bad. No new breaks, whatever it takes. Not to have to sway it on a classified ad. . Hey there Ma and Pa, here I am.
Losering, losering. Patiently. Losering, losering. . I can tell. She could tell everything. Losering patiently. . Losering, losering. Losering, losering patiently.
The banks of the river run through my hometown. As a boy I ran the dirt roads and I scraped my knees. Well, they paved the roads eventually. With neon signs and car dealerships and diners.
I know the world is a mess. I like the patterns on your dress. Would you have a drink with me please. Have a couple or three. . I see you walk by, I don't speak but try.
Well, excuse me if I break my own heart. It was mine from the finish I guess, it's mine from the start. The situation just don't seem so goddamned smart.
Why should I hate you?. After all, it's been so long. Since I've lived in town. Let it go for now. . Have a drink at your favorite bar till dark. Stumble into empty baseball park.
When I see the moon I hear the sound of the strip. Just calling my name, just calling my name. When I see the moon I hear the sound of the strip. Just calling my name yeah it's calling my name.
Trust is a weird thing. Make you crazy. Make you jealous. Make you wish you hadn't said a thing. . And I guess I have been mean. But I'm only second guessing you.
I don't know why we can't talk. Every time we try we get choked up. Running with the feelings that get caught in our head. 'Til I can't remember what it was we said.
The bar lights and the liquor. And the way all the bottles they shine. . Well I got five more dollars, drink another. You'll feel fine. You'll feel fine.
Know the cops here. They can't run down to your house. Sometimes I'll sit and wish. I were somewhere else. . So let's dim the daylights for us. Sweethearts that we are.
Got sixteen days. One for every time I've gone away. One for every time I should have stayed. Should have wore my wedding ring. . Got sixteen days. Fifteen of those are nights.
My love for you is real. It moves like a summer breeze. My love for you is strong. Lord it brings me to my knees. . It's born in the wild. This real love.
For all the hours here that move too slow. There's all this letting go, that don't pass. If all this love is real, how will we know?. If we're only scared of losing it, how will it last?.
These very moments as they pass. It's like you're just dreaming of busting someone else. My hands they hold a candle to the pages. These days they go so fast, these days of ours.