After The Storm - The Flatlanders

I walked out on the levee to watch the river and feel the rain

To see if there was something I could find

I wouldn’t be here now but I sort of missed the train

The way I miss the one I left behind

Circles of the past fade away so fast

While they spin and turn you live and learn

I heard you when you were leaving

It was just a quick goodbye

I didn’t even wonder for how long

The paddle wheels are turning

The steamboat whistles cry

I wonder now if I’m the one who’s gone

If I’d taken that job in Santa Fe

I never would have lost what I lost today

I’d go somewhere if I had somewhere to go

You’re in Baton Rouge I bet, or maybe Lafayette

Houston, San Antone, it’s all the same

Some things I just don’t get

I’m not hearing from you yet

Still waiting for the help that never came

I’ll walk out on the highway and see what I can find

Maybe nothing more than just a ride

They say the storm is over but they don’t know my mind

Is there even any reason left to hide?

Circles of the past fade away so fast

While they spin and turn you live and learn

Time is to the game like fire is to the flame

There’s nothing more to learn

Just let it burn