this kid that i knewngot tired of schoolnone day he just walked outta thereni'm not trying to sound dramaticnplannin' wasnt his habitnhe didnt even take his wallet, i swearnni lived in LA, he starred in New Yorknone night he showed up at my doornhe said, when I was soft, I had a similar loftnbut I don't live nowhere no morennI had seen her deserts, my friendsnher canyons, her oceans, her mountainsnlow flying owl seems to appearnwhenever I'm stuck on the roadnnbut most of all I loved her highwaysnit's true we were homeless. but the world it was oursnone change of clothes, camped out in the boxcarsni saw the sky touching earth on all sidesni saw red lightnin in the distancennlet's wandernlet's standnwhere oceans meets sandnwhere all of the elements gathernI can't stay herenthere's too much out therenbut you could come with me, ya knownnbut then that boy said somethingnthat blew my mindnhe said, we're meant to capturengreat lows, great highsnbe safe for the recordnwe were here, we were alivenwe raced through these citiesnslept in these valleysnstumbled on sidewalksndrank in these alleysnadventure was oursnon the rooftops of carsnwe spun below starsnwe met in the barsnand by train tracks we waitednsoup in a canndrifted asleep by a fire in the sandnfor the first time i really felt itnno plan, no place to get back tonnand just like he showed upnwith nothing in his pocketsnthis kid that i knewnwalked away into the night