Every step of the way
We walk the line
Your days are numbered,
So are mine
Time is pilin’ up,
We struggle and we scrape
We’re all boxed in,
Nowhere to escape

City’s just a jungle
More games to play
Trapped in the heart of it,
Trying to get away
I was raised in the country,
I been working in the town
I've been in trouble ever since I
Set my suitcase down

Got nothing for you,
I had nothing before
Don’t even have anything
For myself anymore
Sky full of fire,
Pain pouring down
Nothing you can sell me,
I’ll see you around

All my powers of expression
And thoughts so sublime
Could never do you justice
In reason or rhyme
Only one thing
I did wrong
Stayed in that city,
A day too long

Well, the devil’s in the alley,
The mule’s in the stall
Say anything you wanna,
I have heard it all
I was thinking 'bout the things that
Rosie said
I was dreaming I was sleeping
In Rosie’s bed

Walking through the leaves,
Falling from the trees
Feeling like a stranger
Nobody sees
So many things
That we never will undo
I know you’re sorry,
I’m sorry too

Some people will offer you their hand
And some won’t
That last night I knew you,
Tonight I don’t
I need something strong
To distract my mind
I’m gonna look at you,
Till my eyes go blind

Well I got here following
The southern star
I crossed that river
Just to be where you are
Only one thing
I did wrong
Stayed in that city,
A day too long

Well my ship’s been split to splinters
And it’s sinkin' fast
I’m drowning in the poison,
Got no future, got no past
But my heart is not weary,
It’s light and it’s free
I’ve got nothin’ but affection
For all those who’ve sailed with me

Everybody moving,
If they ain’t already there
Everybody got to move
Somewhere
Stick with me baby,
Stick with me anyhow
Things should start to get interesting
Right about now

My clothes are wet,
Tight on my skin
Not as tight as the corner
That I have painted myself in
I know that fortune
Is waiting to be kind
So give me your hand
And say you’ll be mine

Well, the emptiness is endless,
Cold as the clay
You can always come back,
But you can’t come back all the way
Only one thing
I did wrong
Stayed in that city,
A day too long