Let me tell you 'bout a friend of mine Slipped into the darkness at the edge of the night Got more and more and more confused In a never ending search for youth He turned his back upon an open door Went back to the road he'd been on before Going round and round in the darker zone 'Til he finally found himself alone He slipped away from resolutions Kept trying to find easy solutions All tangled up with worldly problems He'd sneak around like the artful dodger Oh, he got lost on a mountaintop covered in snow Going snowblind, lost his soul, running out of time Oh, and he's got so far to go Searching for light Lost somewhere up the dark end of the road He used to be a simple man With innocence and simple plans He had to go and complicate it Got bored with life and tired of waiting The days of rage seemed never ending He'd run and hide keep on pretending That everything would turn out right He's stepping out again tonight The lines were blurred by his confusion Torn apart and disillusioned All tangled up with worldly problems He'd sneak around like the artful dodger Oh, he got lost on a mountaintop covered in snow Going snowblind, lost his soul, running out of time Oh, and he's got so far to go Searching for light Lost somewhere up the dark end of the road