His face is covered again In all of the dust and all of the sweat Rolls its way into his eyes It does every time, he's not surprised Home lost its meaning long ago Heat from the road Is the only warmth that he knows But what he knows isn't enough Is it too late to turn around? Ride into the night Or make another trip to town? Waiting for him is a bed A roof overhead A place to repent Brass on the handle is dull The turn and the pull Step through the Lightning rains down from the sky A new man it strikes Free from his crimes Sweat turned to tears turned to cries A chance to survive The gift of new life Face on the ground Smell of dirt again Starts to catch his breath Starts to feel its not the end But the end is very real And I don't have much time left to go