Don't Know Where I'm Bound

I'm going down the road and I don't know where I'm bound
I'm going down the road and I can't say what I've found
I'm going down the road riding straight into the sun
and I'll be tired and thirsty Lord when the day is done.
I can see the vultures circling over my head
they're dreaming of picking my bones, they're wishing me dead
Well they can have this weary flesh when my time has come
but until that day, I'm bound to be moving on

And I know that the road is long and the road is hard
I've got all these things in my heart I can't bear to discard
but there's a cool sweet breeze blowing way up in the sky
the light's shining so bright it brings tears of joy to my eyes.

The spirit is willing but too often the flesh is weak
we talk about dreams but it's something else we seek
I hope someday I can recover all the gifts that I've lost
let go of this pain and stop counting the cost.

And I know that the road is long and the road is hard
I've got all these things in my heart I can't bear to discard
but there's a cool sweet breeze blowing way up in the sky
the light's shining so bright it brings tears of joy to my eyes.

I'm going down the road and I don't know where I'm bound
I'm going down the road and I can't say what I've found
I'm going down the road riding straight into the sun
and I'll be tired and thirsty Lord when the day is done.

And I know that the road is long and the road is hard
I've got all these things in my heart I can't bear to discard
but there's a cool sweet breeze blowing way up in the sky
the light's shining so bright it brings tears of joy to my eyes.

1991, Austin TX