IT'S MIDNIGHT
AT A LIQUOR STORE
IN TEXAS
BENEATH THE NEON
CLOSE-UP'S JUST BEGUN
WHEN A BOY WALKS IN
THE DOOR
AND POINTS A PISTOL
HE CAN'T FIND A JOB
BUT OH HE'S FOUND
A GUN
HE PULLS IT OFF
NO TRACE
OF CONFRONTATION
HE LETS THE OLD MAN
RUN OUT IN THE STREET
AND HE KNOWS
THAT SOON
THEY'LL COME
WITH GUNS 'A BLAZIN'
AND ALREADY
HE CAN FEEL
THAT GREAT RELIEF
OH HOW MANY
TRAVELERS
GET WEARY
BEARING BOTH
THEIR BURDENS
AND THEIR SCARS
BUT DON'T YOU THINK
THEY'D LOVE TO STOP
COMPLAININ'
AND FLY LIKE EAGLES
OUT AMONG THE STARS
HE PICTURES
THE ARRIVAL OF
THE CRUISER
HE SEES THAT OLD
FAMILIAR ANGER
IN THEIR EYES
AND HE KNOWS
THAT WHEN THEY'RE
SHOOTING AT
THIS LOSER
THEY'LL BE AIMING AT
THE DEMONS
IN THEIR LIVES
OH HOW MANY
TRAVELERS
GET WEARY
BEARING BOTH
THEIR BURDENS
AND THEIR SCARS
BUT DON'T YOU THINK
THEY'D LOVE TO STOP
COMPLAININ'
AND FLY LIKE EAGLES
OUT AMONG THE STARS
16 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
THE EVENING NEWS
IT CARRIES ALL
THE DETAILS
HE DIES IN EVERY
LIVING ROOM IN TOWN
AND IN HIS HOME
A BOTTLE'S THROWN
IN ANGER
AND HIS FATHER CRIES
WE'LL NEVER LIVE
THIS DOWN
OH HOW MANY
TRAVELERS
GET WEARY
BEARING BOTH
THEIR BURDENS
AND THEIR SCARS
AND DON'T YOU THINK
THEY'D LOVE TO STOP
COMPLAININ'
AND FLY LIKE EAGLES
OUT AMONG THE STARS
AND FLY LIKE EAGLES
OUT AMONG THE STARS
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