Don’t Forsake Me Now

Lyrics

I'm on an excursion A non-ending train Heading miles out to nowhere With no return plan I've learned there're no shortcuts To lifechanging questions Yes you find the answers That your heart understands So please destination Inpour in the station And stop at it, If time will allow Just don't forsake me now Don't forsake me now You hold me, you scold me You called me to action You told me for certain That the prize would be there But there's a steep rainbow That I must pass over With trails leading nowhere Signs read beware So I'll take my mission To places asunder With confidence I'll make my vow Just don't forsake me now Don't forsake me now I left California I crossed painted mountains And downtown in Detroit Some jazz caught my ear And that musical connection Was just the right confection To thrust me back homeward After so many years The bridges and turnpikes They swallow the landscapes I'm soon Jersey-bound And aroused Just don't forsake me now Don't forsake me now So with slight hesitation And no real revelation I'm back on the street With the memories I know The air's thick and humid The pollen aplenty A scent I remember From so long ago And up to the brickhouse We played our stickball No fanfare applause There's no bow Just don't forsake me now Don't forsake me now Yes I took the journey Returning no hero For what I discovered Was there all along See strength of the soul Comes from goodness and truth And when those two aren't practiced Then something goes wrong You may try redemption To lessen the tension But I've never prayed Teach me how Just don't forsake me now Don't forsake me now