Never Settle Down

Left Santa Fe in ‘95
With 50 bucks and a prayer to the sky
Had a plan to keep on moving til the end of the line
They won’t understand but that’s alright

She wouldn’t stop screaming my friends gave up
I kept on drinkin’ till I got drunk
You can’t hold a job when you can’t show up
But I never intended to screw things up

I could never settle down
Never know where I’m bound
Now I’m sleepin’ on the ground
Could never settle down

I got no forward path, I sleep in my tracks
I need another hand to carry these bags
The highway cars, they roll on past
The ones who stop may have been where I’m at

Look at me I’m on a losing streak
Sometimes I dream of a seamless sleep
In a quiet house, on a dead-end street
But I wake up in the heat with scorpions at my feet
CHORUS
The phone don’t ring when you got no number
The clock don’t tick when you’re in the moment
It’s the ultimate freedom, a sail in the wind
But here comes that devilish sun again

The more time away the more your conscience weighs
I can’t go back to Santa Fe lookin’ this way
I guess I’ll just keep movin’ till the sun starts settin’
If death could find me now, lord knows I’d let him
CHORUS
I think I’ll open up and let my insides breathe
I’ll find a friend to be a good influence on me
It’s not too late I got nothing to lose
I got thick skin, I’m like one big bruise

This broken foot is sure getting it’s way
Just get me to the store for some food and some shade
I’m always hungry, can’t ever seem to fill up
Death can find me now, I’ve had enough!!