He's got one on the steering wheel The other's in the wind And he up that song he used to love But was embarrassed to admit And he sings out loud and But out here. He's up the fruit stands and tourist He saves his for convenient-store coffee, smokes, and gas Knows a way and has the of his want He says, "This things are gonna be different" "This I'm gonna do as I pleases" He signals right on a exit That ol' warp came into view He said, "I'll have the 99-cent And coffee to wake the dead" And hands a sticky menu The calls him "honey" My God, she must've here All her And he started home 'Til he remembered why left, Sat back and reset his And he The world to hold him a baby treat him like a child He his tears are some big secret The one kept by the night Only at So he a dream--any dream Follows it for a while then says, "It's not me" "No, I'm not running. I'l on my way" He still has her on his dash Yeah, that tramp gave back his But every time he's a pay phone tempted again He could call as a friend, lift his voice and his pain But he won't give her the No, he won't himself again. He says, "This time are gonna be different" So he me collect about 12 am his time And he said job fell through But there's another one the line And I asked, knowing, if he was okay And he said, "Yeah. just--sometimes..." So I best I could with words And a shrug in his voice that couldn't fool a He finally got to asking, "Did she ask me?" I wish I could said "yes".