Somewhere down the road, you're gonna find a place It seems so far, but it never is You won't need to stay, but you might lose your strength Sometimes you may feel you're the only one Cause all the things you thought were safe, now they're gone But you

I've seen the lights go out on Broadway Seen the lights go out Broadway I saw the Empire State laid low And life went on beyond the Palisades They all bought Cadillacs And left there long ago They held a concert out in Brooklyn To watch the island

It's a lonely road Full of tired men And you can see it in their faces And you'll be home in spring I can wait till then I heard you're on a big train And all this too shall pass This loneliness won't last for long I wasn't there to take his place

But now it's back again See the pain in my eyes See the scars deep inside My God, I'm down in this With the laughter I smile With the tears that I cry Keep going down this road Called life

You seemed so sweet at the start But the start's all wrong You say you speak from your heart But your heart's all gone Yeah your heart's all gone Take off the gloves We fell in love by the side of the road This desert will break you down The veins you cut

I was driving at the dawn But everywhere I go, everywhere I go I see you Calling love to the land ‘Cause anything I do, anything I do Is about you I was searching at the speed of sound And I go up and down until I hit the ground I need someone I was

Well, your railroad gate You know I just can’t jump it Sometimes it gets so hard, you see I’m just sitting here beating on my trumpet With all these promises you left for me But where are you tonight, sweet Marie? Well, I waited for you when I was half

And ev’ry day I have never seen the General so despondent I have taken over writing all his correspondence Congress writes, George, attack the British forces I shoot back, we have resorted to eating our horses

I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby I really hope you're satisfied, And my road seems dark at night, Got stones in my passway, I got stones in my passway, I got pains in my heart, They done taken my appetite.

Somebody in the next car Somebody on the morning train Somebody in the coffee shop that you walk right by everyday Somebody that you look at but never really see Somewhere out there is somebody At a diner down on Broadway they make small talk When she