The Wanderer Lyrics

The Wanderer

I went out walking 
Through streets paved with gold 
Lifted some stones 
Saw the skin and bones 
Of a city without a soul 
I went out walking 
Under an atomic sky 
Where the ground won't turn 
And the rain it burns 
Like the tears when I said goodbye 

Yeah I went with nothing 
Nothing but the thought of you 
I went wandering 

I went drifting 
Through the capitals of tin 
Where men can't walk 
Or freely talk 
And sons turn their fathers in 
I stopped outside a church house 
Where the citizens like to sit 
They say they want the kingdom 
But they don't want God in it 

I went out riding 
Down that old eight lane 
I passed by a thousand signs 
Looking for my own name 

I went with nothing 
But the thought you'd be there too 
Looking for you 

I went out there 
In search of experience 
To taste and to touch 
And to feel as much 
As a man can 
Before he repents 

I went out searching 
Looking for one good man 
A spirit who would not bend or break 
Who would sit at his father's right hand 
I went out walking 
With a bible and a gun 
The word of God lay heavy on my heart 
I was sure I was the one 
Now Jesus, don't you wait up 
Jesus, I'll be home soon 
Yeah I went out for the papers 
Told her I'd be back by noon 

Yeah I left with nothing 
But the thought you'd be there too 
Looking for you 

Yeah I left with nothing 
Nothing but the thought of you 
I went wandering