The streetlights flicker
The sun's faded fast
You've been at the pump all day
Just trying to get gassed
And the numbers kept on spinning
But your tank it never got filled
Leave the city, dim the brights
Looking for the northern lights
Please speak to me
Of spirituality
Quantum theory
And your philosophy
Please remind me
There's so much more than what the eye can see
All the everyday delights
Looking for the northern lights
Snap out of it, buddy
Show that famous grace
I just can't bear to see
That stunned look on your face
Oh I know that you're hurting
Yes, but the night is still young
I ain't gonna read you your last rites
Let's go looking for the northern lights
I'm up on the mountain
Looking over the pit
I thought it would change
But it hasn't changed a bit
Still I keep on coming back
To wonder about what was and wonder what will be
Just one more of these lonely nights
Looking for the northern lights