| Standing in the pouring rain, |
| Watching the house burn down. |
| All those dreams gone up in flames |
| wrapped in the arms of friends gathered round |
| Once you were showered with pearls |
| You’d hung gold from your ear |
| But every day’s another day |
| Had the chance and lost it here |
| This day shone so bright |
| As morning rose |
| Came down like thunder |
| A little cruel as these things go |
| Still water runs so deep, so much time for your goals |
| Wipe those black tears running down your face |
| From eyes penciled in with kohl |
| Sure you might find yourself, impoverished of soul |
| Trying to sort it all ain’t easy, |
| Looking out at nowhere left to go |
| The highway rolls before you now, |
| twilight drawing near |
| Washed out blue sky fading fast, |
| Roadside bars are pumping beer |
| Talk about your destiny, you can watch it unfurl |
| Stopped just shy of giving up, |
| like fallen prey in a lonely world. |