I sit on the porch in a dying town Out of my head while the sun goes down There's a dog all alone at the end of the street He's Standing still, staring back at me Beaten, snarling, scarred and gray He doesn't say a word but I still hear him say... "You can't hide from your own mind But I can tell that you've been trying You're caught between the past and present tense Drinking your way to confidence" I stare out at Kansas, it stares back at me It's all I am and all that I can't be I'm miles from those twisted, dark highways where the cars scream by But I still hear them say... "You can't hide from your own mind But I can tell that you've been trying You're caught between the past and present tense Drinking your way to confidence" Living in fear in the land of the free Threatened by invisible enemies You've got a sinking feeling that makes you so unsure They've been saying all you need to do is ignore it So you take what you get and you can't regret it It'll swallow you whole if you only let it They're trying to save you from yourself You keep saying "Go save somebody else" You're at the edge of your own limitations So fed up with those old frustrations Still avoiding ancient confrontations You don't know where you're going or if you care Dead set on a course to God knows where You already know you'll move on before you get there