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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Lead Vocals
Bono
Background Vocals
The Edge
Background Vocals
Adam Clayton
Synth Bass
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Brian Eno
Synthesizer
Flood
Loops
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bono
Composer
The Edge
Composer
Larry Mullen Jr.
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Edge
Producer
Willie Mannion
Assistant Recording Engineer
Brian Eno
Producer
Robbie Adams
Mixing Engineer
Dallas Schoo
Guitar Technician
Des Broadbery
Guitar Technician
Flood
Producer
Fraser McAlister
Guitar Technician
Joe O'Herlihy
Studio Technician
Rab McAllister
Studio Technician
Stewart Whitmore
Editing Engineer
Stuart Morgan
Bass Technician
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I went out walking through streets paved with gold
Lifted some stones, saw the skin and bones
Of a city without a soul
I went out walking under an atomic sky
Where the ground won't turn, and the rain it burns
Like the tears when I said goodbye
[Chorus]
Yeah, I went with nothing
Nothing but the thought of you
I went wandering
[Verse 2]
I went drifting through the capitals of tin
Where men can't walk or freely talk
And sons turn their fathers in
I stopped outside a church house
Where the citizens like to sit
They say they want the kingdom
But they don't want God in it
[Verse 3]
I went out riding down that old eight-lane
I passed by a thousand signs
Looking for my own name
[Chorus]
I went with nothing
But the thought you'd be there too
Looking for you
[Bridge]
I went out there in search of experience
To taste and to touch, and to feel as much
As a man can before he repents
[Verse 4]
I went out searching, looking for one good man
A spirit who would not bend or break
Who would sit at his father's right hand
I went out walking with a Bible and a gun
The word of God lay heavy on my heart
I was sure I was the one
[Verse 5]
Now Jesus, don't you wait up
Jesus, I'll be home soon
Yeah, I went out for the papers
Told her I'd be back by noon
[Chorus]
Yeah, I left with nothing
But the thought you'd be there too
Looking for you
[Chorus]
Yeah, I left with nothing
Nothing but the thought of you
I went wandering
Written by: Bono