Buddy some Topeka night 

When it's just you and the road 

Seen no tailights there for miles 

And nothin' much but static on the radio 



Wasn't lookin' to the left 

Wasn't lookin' to the right 

Just kept walking' like Virginia to the surf 

Towards the far end of the night 



Time hangs like a noose 

Before me 

Time stills to a crawl 

Grinds so slowly 



Heard my own beloved cry 

I heard my one beloved moan 

What's the use in all the ache we must endure 

I had no good reason why 



Time hangs like a noose 

Before me 

Time stills to a crawl 

Grinds so slowly 



Not a rail to grasp ahold 

Nor a savior there beside 

Juat kept a walkin' like Virginia to the surf 

Towards the far end of the night 



Time hangs like a noose 

Before me 

Time stills to a crawl 

Grinds so slowly 

And time hangs like a noose 

Around me