Wanderlust

Backroads, rutted deep
I know these paths from my old life
Storefronts have changed, streets rearranged
Underneath the two stoplights

With you, was where I learned love
With you, was where I learned love

But the prairie wind is cold
Steals the heat from your bones
And scatters you out like seeds alone

Walk through the fields, past powerlines, and the old roadside graves
Painted names under bridges
Painted saints swear Jesus saves

And I, feel changed but the same
And I have been remade

Time goes by so fast
Cracking paint
Sagging stained glass
Friends scattered to the unknown
But we go on alone

Let him who will
Go wander still
Out past the lights of town
To find something that never can be found

Cold before the dawn
It's a fond farewell
Darkness moving on
Cold before the dawn
It's a fond farewell
Darkness moving on
Cold before the dawn
It's a fond farewell
Darkness moving on
Cold before the dawn
It's a fond farewell
Darkness moving on