Well I used to wake up
With eyes open wide
Living days out in a straight line
Never straying to the side
Getting high on nothing
But the mountains in the sky
Well then I started wondering
What the hell was my reward
For walking a road so narrow
And feeling kind of bored
So I rolled into the city
Where the streets were wide and hard
Downtown I met someone
Who didn't give a name
And told me living in the shadows
Was living just the same
And poured me our a dark and stormy
So I sat and let it rain
Yum yum taste that rum
Woke up in a cold sweat
Day hit me like a train
Didn't know which way my home was
Didn't even know my name
So I lit out running
Past the hills across the plains
Run run move that bun
All the way to California
Living high off the land
Where the world it was my oyster
Every wish was a command
Ran down to greet the ocean
And the pearls out on the sand
These days I run for refuge
Where the air is clear and dry
No clouds and no temptation
Every darkening my eyes
Staying high on nothing
But the mountains in the sky