Take Me Away

Down at the depot with a ticket in my hand

Never thought I'd be here, a shell of a man

Another town, another last chance, no whiskey on my breath

A long way from anywhere, cold and scared to death

Out into the unknown

Closer to heaven but further from home

No destination, a wanderer

Just barely holdin' on

Don't care where I go

I need a place my heart can stay

Yesterday's dreams are gone by the way, so let the rhythm of the rails take me away

Take me away

My bag in the backseat, hitching for a ride

I take a stranger's help, runnin' through the night

Quiet conversation, static on the radio

Highways and the backroads take me where I wanna go

Out into the unknown

Closer to heaven but further from home

No destination, a wanderer

Just barely holdin' on

Don't care where I go

I need a place my heart can stay

Yesterday's dreams are gone by the way, so let the lines on the highway take me away

Take me away

When I take my last step and travel my last mile

They'll know the one that saved me is the one there by my side

Out into the unknown

Closer to heaven but further from home

No destination, a wanderer

Just barely holdin' on

Don't care where I go

I need a place my heart can stay

Yesterday's dreams are gone by the way, so let the wings of an angel take me away