Driving West through Jackson
When the doubt it takes control
On either side of the great divide
There's no place left for you to go
Lights flickered through the landscapes
Like scenes of a picture show
You think to yourself in a truckstop bar
I've been here long ago
You see her by the doorway
And she whispers stay a while
But singing the blues and paying dues
Is all that you know now
Deliver me from this wreckage
Was I ever in control
I heard the call in a basement once
And I never made it home
Signs and indications
Led me here all alone
As I face the open road
I know there's nothing that I'm owed
You walk with your friend the stranger
To the corner liquor store
He understands your heartache
He's been through it all before
You sit down on the guardrail
Take a swig and begin to sway
It sure is nice to lose yourself
In Memphis on a rainy day