Passing Through

Passing through

Like the whiskey in our veins

Like the downtown Eastbound train

I may stop, but I'll never stay

Passing through

Like water in a river

Like the smoke from a dive bar cigarette

Don't hold your breath, thought I told you

I'm only passing through

I'll wait for you

That tired phrase you say

Like a broken record plays

I always said it's a mistake

I'm on the move

And I think I'll always be

I make my living leaving things behind

No exceptions to the rule

Honey, not even for you

I'm just passing through

Like an old and ancient fable

You're the sacred red, and I'm the raging bull

Leave me wild and let me be

Free for chasing something new

I'm just better passing through

You're wasting time

Quit asking me to stay

I'll be on my way before the moss begins to grow

Like a rolling stone

Living out this cliché

And I just don't want to stay stationary for too long

I'm afraid I'll start growing roots

So I'm just passing through

Like an old and ancient fable

You're the sacred red, and I'm the raging bull

Leave me wild and let me be

Free for chasing something new

I'm just better passing through

I'm just better passing through

Headed out

I leave behind a cloud of dust

And I say the things I must, to justify the way I go

But it hurts me too

Oh, when I'm passing through

Like an old and ancient fable

You're the sacred red, and I'm the raging bull

Leave me wild and let me be

Free for chasing something new

I'm just better passing through

I'm just better passing through