Gone Before You Met Me

I had a dream last night

Was floatin' down that black water

Kick back on the Mississippi

On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer

He got restless down 'round Memphis

That's where he left me

Said, "I'm one ramblin' 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

Headin' my only road

Well, I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy

Said, "Looks like you read me

My name is Jack Kerouac"

And I was gone before you met me"

You got your homeboys

Your hang-around boys

You fix that roof

But your root's in the ground boys

Pink house

The white fence

Pretty little woman

Two point five kids

Dang right

It's a good life

But boys like me are born around 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 cussin' fate

I was too late

You were gone before you met me

And I smelled that coffee

And heard you singin' in the kitchen

Walked in, got a kiss

You said the sink's still drippin'

Thank God I'm still driven

You got your homeboys

Your hang-around boys

You fix that sink

But your root's in the ground boys

Blue house

And white fence

Sweet little woman

Rockin' that goodness

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 ramble on without me

'Cause I was gone before you met me

Gone, gone

Gone before you met me

Gone before you met me