Like a hammer falling down on a lifetime of love

White teeth chewing on the edge of a Styrofoam cup

Bitterness all crystallized like a plastic chandelier

Never knew so little all the while, believing things were so clear

We thought they could be trusted, ah, but it seems it wasn't so

I guess they do what they think is right, but it's obvious they don't know

Just when you're broken down, then the highway bandits come

Why don't you just pick yourself back up? Well, it's easier said than done

From the east to the west, morning rise, evening rest

And the day is gone

With your back to the wall, hold your head high and tall

Point the way on

There's a bird imitating laughter from a window down the street

On the fence, hanging empty bottles of worn-out company

Standing up on a park bench now, facing up to the coming storm

The trail's been cold for a while, but now it's getting warm

From the south to the north, days are fast, time is short

And the way, it is long

As the dark fills the sky, pulls the light from your eyes

Forms a new dawn