I had a dream last night I was floating down that black water Kick back on the Mississippi On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer He got restless down around Memphis That's where he left me Said I'm one rambling man I was gone before you met me And there I was back in my hometown That's just how dreams go Thumb in the air wanted out of there Heading my own road Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy Said looks like you read me My name is Jack Kerouac I was gone before you met me You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys You fix that roof put your roots to the ground-boys Pink house, the white fence Pretty little woman, two point five Kids, dang right, it's a good life With boys like me your bound to run the wild side Like the restless wind you'll never catch me I was gone before you met me And just before I awoke I had a bad nightmare I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near Someone took your hand I wasn't that man Girl, it sure did hit me I was cussing fate but it was too late You were gone before you met me Then I smelled that coffee I heard you singing in the kitchen Walked in, got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping Thank God I'm still driven You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys You fix that sink put your roots in the ground-boys Blue house, the white fence Sweet little woman, rocking that good Miss dang right, it's a fine life His restless heart found a heart I can call mine I was smart enough to let love catch me So Tom and Jack just rambled on without me 'Cause I was gone before you met me Gone, gone, gone before you met me Gone before you met me

Hold me before I'm gone forever Underneath the setting sun I wish we could make that trip together But that old train is boarding one by one My dear we have travelled far together Climbed the mountain, swum the sea Still there are so many places calling us Won't you see the rest for me? And hold me before I'm gone forever 'Cause it's all that we can do I wish could make that trip together But I'll go on ahead and wait for you It's true that my candle's burning lower But I'm content to hold your hand The mystery of the dark, it never bothered me Your love is all I need to understand Hold me before I'm gone forever 'Cause it's all that we can do I wish we could make that trip together But I'll go on ahead and wait for you I wish we could make that trip together But I'll be waiting somewhere, dear, for you

What in the world were you thinking Become so obsessed with your modern life Over calculation, what can it provide You gotta change directions, if not too occupied Let's get prepared for the prime time The makeshift stories and the passersby Lips just seem to fill the bill Rattle some bones Now you feel fulfilled What Did - You Do Strange Mistakes No sooner than now, it's happened to you Always in the front row, hoping for disaster Stand right here for a better view It's no surprise, you're all subdued Maintain your disdain Make your new mistakes In a trance like, trance like state You make your strange mistakes