The Wanderer

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I went out walkin' through streets paved with gold Lifted some stones, saw the skin and bones Of a city without a soul [Verse 2] I went out walkin' under an atomic sky Where the ground won't turn and the rain it burns Like the tears when I said goodbye [Chorus] Yeah, I went with nothin' Nothin' but the thought of you I went wandering [Verse 3] I went drifting through the capitals of tin Where men can't walk or freely talk And sons turn their fathers in [Verse 4] I stopped outside a church house where the citizens like to sit They say they want the kingdom But they don't want God in it [Verse 5] I went out ridin' down that old eight-lane I passed by a thousand signs Looking for my own name [Chorus] I went with nothin' But the thought you'd be there too Lookin' for you [Bridge] I went out there in search of experience To taste and to touch and to feel as much As a man can before he repents [Verse 6] I went out searching, looking for one good man A spirit who would not bend or break Who would sit at his father's right hand [Verse 7] I went out walking with a bible and a gun The word of God lay heavy on my heart I was sure I was the one [Verse 8] Now Jesus, don't you wait up, Jesus I'll be home soon Yeah, I went out for the papers Told her I'd be back by noon [Chorus] Yeah, I left with nothin' But the thought you'd be there too Lookin' for you Yeah, I left with nothin' Nothin' but the thought of you I went wandering