I'm so tired of these streets
Tired of this rat race
But what you gonna do
When you're tired of your own face?

City's full of people
But none of them are talking
Only two ways out of here
And one of them ain't walking

If I still had friends
They'd say I'd better wake up
Shake up
I try hard but it's in my make up

I need a brand new start
And I'm looking to the west
Gotta run, gotta try, do I get to pass the acid test?

I walk through the station, I light a cigarette
Streetlights are humming, the sidewalks are wet
Gotta get a ride, take me anywhere.

It's five in the morning, still feels like the night
Car tyres are hissing in the pale moonlight
Pockets are empty, can I pay the fare?

But there's a light in the distance,
That's pulling me out west
'Cause I got nothing
Nothing else left to lose.

Have to get out of this city
It's been tearing me apart
And there ain't nothing all that
Soulful 'bout the blues.

My suitcase is broken, my shoes are still wet
And now I just finished my last cigarette
Is there anywhere open I can bum a beer?

Feel like a gambler with just a busted flush
Or like a skydiver just waiting for a push
A ticket to anywhere, get me out of here

Couldn't stand the sight, the sight of me today
Whole city painted in a wash of grey
Goodbye poison friend. Sorry I can't stay.

Worn out my welcome, I've seen it all before
Storm clouds gathering, change is at the door
Want me to stay here? Should have told me yesterday.