Walking up the stairs, stairs that never end
This is where my journey begins
Kicking
An old tin can
Driving around in a big yellow van
With everything you want
And nothing that you need
Nobody comes here
Everybody leaves
I can see your face through the crack in the door
You say
Hello stranger come on in
You never did quite make it as a prodigal son
But you know I'm always here when all is said and done
But let me take you right back to where my story begins
Where the river runs deep
And the black line ends
I go to work every day and I play my part
But when I get back home
I'm afraid of the dark
So I could use some company
I am the people downstairs
That you never see
And there's a nail in your heart
And a heart in your eye
And it's looking at me
Glowing in the night
And I can feel its heat burning on my skin
You know there's no way out
Only one way in
And you know this song
Every part of it
You are the singer and the writer
And you star in it
So let me take you right back to where my story begins
Where the river runs deep
And the black line ends