Off He Goes

Know a man... His face pulled and tense... Like he's riding on a motorbike... in the strongest winds So I approach with tact... suggest that he should relax But he's always moving much too fast Said he'll see me on the flipside... of this trip he's taken for a ride He's been takin'... too much on... off he goes with his perfectly un--kept clothes... there he goes He's yet to come back... but I see his picture Doesn't look the same up on the rack... we go way back I wonder 'bout his insides... it's like his thoughts are too big for his size He's been taken... Where? I don't know... off he goes with his perfectly un--kept hope... there he goes (repeat chorus riff) And now I rub my eyes... for he has returned Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned For he still smiles... and he's still strong Nothing's changed but the surrounding bullshit... that has grown And now he's home and we're laughing Like we always did... my same old... same old friend Until a quarter to ten... I saw the strain creep in He seemed distracted and I know just what is going to hap-pen next Before his first step... he is off again