A Thousand Miles East

12 hours without stopping, 
guided by the harvest moon
speeding down the freeway,
feels like I'm running away from you

this is just the first
of many more times that I will lose

then find again, then lose again
on the hunt for something true


you see I lived so long in doubt and fear
wasn't sure I'd ever find

a way to shake this darkness,
could my eyes even stand the light?

but I kept on hanging on,
something kept me hanging on


turn on The Moon My Saddle,
it's the perfect soundtrack for tonight
set the cruise control can barely see the road
through the tears filling up my eyes

across the old bridge on the Hudson,
two more hours till I arrive

not even sure if when I get there,
I'll have any more strength to fight


see I lived so long in pain and sorrow,
wasn't sure that I'd know how

to recognize a good thing
or how to feel if it came around

but I kept on hanging on,
something kept me hanging on


I didn't see you right there beside me,
my eyes didn't meet your gaze

though I didn't find peace, maybe never will,
I think I've found my place

and though the road through hell was lonely,
there isn't one thing I would trade

'cause it got me here and I faced my fears
and laughed right in their face


you see I lived so long believing
in things not built to last

and they smashed into a million pieces
of rose-colored broken glass

when I tried to pick up the pieces,
the sharp ends cut my hands

I was bleeding, bruised, and broken,
but I found the will to stand

and I kept on hanging on,
something kept me hanging on

yeah I keep on hanging on,
something keeps me hanging on