I left it all behind, what I once knew I left my family and I left you too I walked through the desert, a shadow at my feet With only God's mercy and the sun's rising heat I've been searching for something I can't explain Running from oppression and all your pain In the company of strangers, I will find my way With only worker's wages and these debts to pay I could not stay there, doomed to be alive I ain't no prisoner, I can't compromise With just the clothes on my back and the void of the unknown My father's spirit with me, I'm never alone I've been searching for something I can't explain Five years I loved you, now this song remains Now this song remains Now this song remains