Where the wild wind lays beside me
Stood there on the goodbye steps
Looking for a dice to roll
With the world strapped to his back
Oh man, that's a heavy load
A story that's worth talking about
It's a dream he must decide
To lock it up or let it go
You said, I'm going back to
Where the wild wind lays beside me
You said, I'm leaving on a
Left my heart in a town of hell
See, come on, take me home
He held that sunshine in his mouth
Like a long lost promised land
Well, the morning's heat like
And the night's like an old brass band
Like the river is rolling,
got the ticket in his hand
Knows the dreamer must decide
when to fly or when to land
He said, I'm going back to
Where the wild wind lays beside me
He said, I'm leaving on a
If the roof is on fire, baby, let it burn
If the levee's gonna rise,
If the devil's gonna come, go and tell him
When the skies open wide,
He said, I'm going back to
Where the wild wind lays beside me
He said, I'm leaving on a
And there ain't no coming back