Asleep At The Wheel

Went down to the bar at the end of the bay
It's where I sat with Billy, he told me butterfly tales
In that old fifties suit, wearing a single white rose
He said "I'm waiting for a ship that'll carry me home"

To somewhere after midnight, to the wheelhouse in my mind
Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers go and hide, yeah
That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel
Dreaming good night sweetheart

I went down there a few times and more
He would tell me his story but keep an eye on the door
He said, "Come on son lets get one last round
You won't deny a drink to a drowning man"

Somewhere after midnight, in the wheelhouse of his mind
Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers they have died, yeah
That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel
Dreaming good night sweetheart.

When I heard Billy died last Christmas Eve
I hoped his soul could find some peace
In a moment of weakness, it all slipped away
It's his family that's left to carry his tears, yeah

Somewhere after midnight, in the wheelhouse of his mind
Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers they have died
That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel
Dreaming good night sweetheart
He's dreaming good night sweetheart
He's dreaming good night sweetheart
And that's where he'll wait for you baby
Don't you go crying no more