Amy never waits for me the way I'd like her to
She runs off in all directions as I'd never think to do
Even when the pathways clear and compass's pointing true
She runs off in all directions
In spite of my frustration, I keep running down the line
There are dreams we planned to summit and hope we swore to mine
Tired though I am of traveling this beaten path alone
There are places that I gotta go
And I'm sick like standing water, choked with insect eggs and mud
My heart's is like a desert, hard and dry until the flood
And the air is thick and heavy with a lonesome melody
Set to words she often put to me
Go, go, there's nothing for you in this town
You've seen all there is to see
I want you to stay, stay, and you'd love to stick around
But I can't let you burn out here with me
I won't let you burn out here with me
And I'm sick like standing water, capped with iridescent oil
My instincts have gone barren, lost a dust bowl's worth of soil
And the air is thick and heavy with a lonesome melody
Set to words she often put to me
Go, go, there's nothing for you in this town
You've seen all there is to see
I want you to stay, stay, and you'd love to stick around
But I won't let you burn out here with me
And if you won't come along, then there's nothing left to do
And someone else will have to write a song for you
I don't mind the city, but I prefer the road
Where I'm writing from my stomach, instead of writing for my soul
And when I need a little respite from this rank uncertainty
An vicious psalm is always chasing me
Go, go, there's nothing for you in this town
You've seen all there is to see
I want you to stay, stay, and you'd love to settle down
But I can't let you burn out here with me
And if you won't come along, then there's nothing left to do
And someone else is gonna write a song for you
And he'll probably be a better singer too