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(I think about that day)

I think about that day

(I left him at a Greyhound station, west of Santa Fe)

I left him at a Greyhound station, west of Santa Fe

(We were 17, but he was sweet and it was true)

We were 17, but he was sweet and it was true

(Still I did what I had to do)

Still I did what I had to do

('Cause I just knew)

'Cause I just knew

(Summer Sunday nights)

Summer Sunday nights

(We'd sink into our seats)

We'd sink into our seats

(Right as they dimmed out all the lights)

Right as they dimmed out all the lights

(A Technicolor world made out of music and machine)

A Technicolor world made out of music and machine

(It called me to be on that screen)

It called me to be on that screen

(And live inside each scene)

And live inside each scene

(Without a nickel to my name)

Without a nickel to my name

(Hopped a bus, here I came)

Hopped a bus, here I came

(Could be brave or just insane)

Could be brave or just insane

(We'll have to see)

We'll have to see

('Cause maybe in that sleepy town)

'Cause maybe in that sleepy town

(He'll sit one day, the lights are down)

He'll sit one day, the lights are down

(He'll see my face and think of how he used to know me)

He'll see my face and think of how he used to know me

(Behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights)

Behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights

(And chasing all the lights that shine)

And chasing all the lights that shine

(And when they let you down (it's another day))

And when they let you down (it's another day)

(You'll get up off the ground (it's another day))

You'll get up off the ground (it's another day)

('Cause morning rolls around and it's another day of sun)

'Cause morning rolls around and it's another day of sun

(I hear 'em everyday)

I hear 'em everyday

(The rhythms in the canyons that'll never fade away)

The rhythms in the canyons that'll never fade away

(The ballads in the barrooms left by those who came before)

The ballads in the barrooms left by those who came before

(They say, "You gotta want it more")

They say, "You gotta want it more"

(So I bang on every door)

So I bang on every door

(And even when the answer's "No")

And even when the answer's "No"

(Or when my money's running low)

Or when my money's running low

(The dusty mic and neon glow)

The dusty mic and neon glow

(Are all I need)

Are all I need

(And someday as I sing a song)

And someday as I sing a song

(A small-town kid'll come along)

A small-town kid'll come along

(That'll be the thing to push him on and go go)

That'll be the thing to push him on and go go

(Behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights)

Behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights

(And chasing all the lights that shine)

And chasing all the lights that shine

(And when they let you down (it's another day))

And when they let you down (it's another day)

(You'll get up off the ground (it's another day))

You'll get up off the ground (it's another day)

('Cause morning rolls around and it's another day of sun)

'Cause morning rolls around and it's another day of sun

(And when they let you down)

And when they let you down

(The morning rolls around)

The morning rolls around

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun

(It's another day of sun (sun, sun, sun))

It's another day of sun (sun, sun, sun)

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun

(Just another day of sun)

Just another day of sun

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun

(The day has just begun)

The day has just begun

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun

(It's another day of sun)

It's another day of sun