Well, I thought you'd be back on the track But I guess I was wrong, man For the look in your eyes was the same Empty high that you'd shown As I ran down the road I'd forgotten this load was upon you So the band packed its bags and played on, goodbye It's been years since I cried But this feeling inside really hurt me And you know that we're loyal Through the years of hard toil we stood by But our licks' gotten better I thought you could weather the good times So I guess that it's hard to leave Bad times and downers behind So it came down to sayin' You haven't been playin' for so long That our heads caked with rust And the dust of a million sad sighs In the mornings I've tried To reach down inside And push that nightmare away Now I'm glad that it's over, it's over Now I can play