i was once in love with her and i swore that it would last i could not stand to hang around when i saw that it was past i turned my radio on packed the car with all i owned i drove into the long dark night sayin i don t know where i m goin don t know what i m doin but i know i m not goin back i got friends still hangin around wonderin what they re gonna do they are still in the old college town drinkin in the old bar room with the video on spendin every thing they own drinkin in the long dark night well i don t know where i m goin don t know what i m doin but i know i m not goin back i have a friend who moved to california he says i wouldn t call it home i have a friend who moved to boston she says i wouldn t call it home and i ve been five years in new york city but i would not call it home i got the radio on cussin every thing i own dreamin in the long dark night got the radio got the radio on i got the radio on got the radio got the radio on