Looking out at the road
rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by
like so many summer fields
In si ty five I was
seventeen and running up 101
I don't know where I'm running now
I'm just running on
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Gotta do what you can just
to keep your love alive
Trying not to confuse it
with what you do to survive
In si ty nine I was twenty one
and I called the road my own
I don't know when that road turned
into the road I'm on
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Everyone I know, everywhere I go
People need some reason to believe
I don't know about anyone but me
If it takes all night
that'll be all right
If I can get you to smile before I leave
Looking out at the road
rushing under my wheels
I don't know how to tell you all
just how crazy this life feels
Look around for the friends that I
used to turn to to pull me through
Looking into their eyes
I see them running too
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Honey you really tempt me
You know the way you look so kind
I'd love to stick around
but I'm running behind
You know I don't even know
what I'm hoping to find
Running into the sun
but I'm running behind
