I went out wandering

through streets paved with gold

lifted some stone saw the skin and bones

of a city without a soul

I went out wandering

under an atomic sky

where the ground won't turn

and the rain it burns

like the tears when I said goodby

Yeah I left with nothing

nothing but the thought of you

I went wandering

I went drifting

through the capitals of tin

where men can't walk or freely talk

and sons turn their fathers in

Yeah I went out walking

down that old Lake Lane

I passed by a thousand signs

Just a looking for my own name

Yeah I left with nothing

nothing but the thought of you

I went wandering

Yeah I went out there in search of experience

to tast and to touch and to feel as much

as a man can before he repents

I went walking

looking for one good man

a spirit who would not bend or break

who would stand at his father's right hand

I went out walking with a Bible and a gun

the word of God lay heavy on my heart

I was sure I was the one

Now Jesus don't you wait up

Jesus I'll be home soon

Yeah I went out for the paper

Told her I'd be back by noon

Yeah I left with nothing

Nothing but the thought of you

I went wandering

Yeah I left with nothing

But the thought you'd be there too

I went wandering