[Chorus]
When I was a hitchhiker on the road
I had to count on you
But you needed me to ease the load
And for conversation too
Or did you just drive on through
[Verse 1]
You didn't see me in Toronto
When I first tried out some hash
Smoked some then and I'll do it again
If I only had some cash
Only had some cash
Then I tried amphetamines
And my head was in a gla**
Taped underneath the speedometer wires
Of my 48 Buick's dash
But I knew that wouldn't last
Then came California
Where I first saw open water
In the land of opportunity
I knew I was getting hotter[X2]
But the neon lights
And the endless nights
They took me by surprise
The doctor gave me valium
But I still couldn't close my eyes
I still couldn't close my eyes
Then came paranoia
And it ran away with me
I couldn't sign my autograph
Or appear on TV
Or see or be seen
Living in the country
Looked good to me
Smoking gra** while the summer lasts
In the real organic sea
Where everything was green
Everything was green
Then we had a kid and we split apart
I was living on the road
A little c**aine went a long long way
To ease that different load
But my head did explode
My head did explode
I thought I was an Aztec
Or a runner in Peru
I would build such beautiful buildings
To house the chosen few
Like an Inca from Peru
Now my days are coming on
Like friends and enemies
I tried to leave my past behind
But its catching up with me
Its catching up with me
I don't know how I am standing here
Leaving my life
I thankful for my children
And my faithful wife