Rough Draft: I Never Look Into The Eyes of A Stranger When I Go

Whatever road you took/ and whatever road you rattled,
You are still very far/ from the safety of home,
That it pains you to go out/ and view every sunset,
And know that you still/ had so far to roam

And I never look/ into the eyes of a stranger/ when I go

Whatever you gotta lug/ make sure it fits on you,
And wasn't torn to shreds/ before you could be rescued,
Nobody knows where you've been/ Why should they bother?
It's not as if they're ending up/ or going any farther,

And I never look/ into the eyes of a stranger/ when I go

The wind is cold as ice/ the ground grinds me down,
I have nowhere else to go/ but I can't stay in this town,
I was being stepped on/ Sinking in mud is bad enough,
If swords are still stuck in stone/ Then that's tough

And I never look/ into the eyes of a stranger/ when I go

Can't trust this world to hang on/ to what it shakes,
The seeds had been scattered/ fenced behind the stakes,
Sat through the driest season/ roots became tumbleweeds,
Harvesting thistles in chains, as they watched me bleed

And I never look/ into the eyes of a stranger/ when I go