the sun s too bright and the mountains are too far and there s nowhere in town i can get to in my broken car i ve got nowhere to go but to sleep i would shut my eyes but i ve got promises to keep i can t go crazy and i can t get sane and i don t want to leave i d just have to come back again i ve got nowhere to go but to sleep i remember i remember something about who we were i remember i remember something about who we could be i ve had nothing to do for years but dream i got reckless and i broke my baby s rule and i m sick and restless with the wandering blues cause most of my friends are gone down the line and i m sitting in town on the proceeds of my crimes i ve got nowhere to go but to sleep i took my sister to the river and i came back alone and this sickness that s on me is settling in my bones and my daddy is suspicious but i know how he does he won t find out about it till she s safe down in the mud with nowhere to go but to sleep i would follower her down but i ve got promises to keep i remember i remember something about who we were i remember i remember something about who we could be i ve had nothing to do for years but dream