What Good

Make amends, tell your childhood friend they were something to you

'Cause it gets dark, and when it's so dark you gon' wish for a light or two

No, we don't talk like we used to do in the meadows of our youth

But you're a part of the last good truth 'fore this yellow took my tooth

Time like a howlin' jet plane, takin' off for good

I'm but a passenger, I never said I understood

What good does the flyin' do, what good?

Here I am, standin' at the edge of this wooden pier

And through this fog at the waterfront docks see the ship sails disappear

Yes, it is gone to another shore where the sky's shiny, blue and clear

But is it wrong to expect return at the end of a troubled year?

Time like a smokey steamboat, takin' off for good

I'm but a passenger, I never said I understood

What good does the sailin' do, what good, what good, what good?

What good does the flyin' do, what good?

Rocky road, must I pay your toll every time I ride?

'Cause all your streetlights lead me somewhere deep 'neath the county line

And the song on the radio, well, it's cuttin' in and out

And how long till my engine blows, till my vessel's breakin' down

Time like a racin' speed car, takin' off for good

I'm but a passenger, I never said I understood

What good does the drivin' do, what good, what good, what good?

What good does the sailin' do, what good, what good, what good?

What good does the flyin' do? Ah