Well I been drivin' all night, on a road to nowhere With the devils convoy, black smoke upon my tracks Girl, I hardly knew you, but I could never fool you You was always sittin' still while the world raced to its grave And when the mornin' breaks, I be drivin' wide awake 'Cause I've been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay 'Cause I let you slip away like water out through my hands Oh, baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man, thirsty man You know I seen the mountains and the flatlands too I seen all these city streets, but I still go out searchin' for you Now, in the captain's chamber, there's a ball and chain You can run for a million miles but you'll never outrun your name And when the mornin' breaks I be drivin' wide awake 'Cause I been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay And all the children sing, and all the old men sing It's better to love and lose than to gain a world on a string Yes I let you slip away like water out through my hands Oh, baby, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man (Yeah, thirsty man, yeah) And when the mornin' breaks I be drivin' wide awake 'Cause I been runnin' so long I can't recall what it means to stay 'Cause I let you slip away like water out through my hands Oh, honey, your love's like rain in a desert to a thirsty man (Yeah, thirsty man)