[Intro]
One, two, one, two

[Verse 1]
Know a man, his face seemed pulled and tense
Like he's ridin' on a motorbike in the strongest winds
So I approach with tact, suggest that he should relax
But he's always movin' much too fast

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Said he'll see me on the flip side
On this trip he's taking for a ride

[Chorus 1]
He's been takin' too much on
There he goes with his perfectly unkempt clothes
There he goes

[Verse 2]
He's yet to come back, but I've seen his picture
It doesn't look the same up on the rack
We go way back

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I wonder about his insides
It's like his thoughts are too big for his size
[Chorus 2]
He's been taken—where? I don't know
Off he goes with his perfectly unkept hope
There he goes

[Verse 3]
And now I rub my eyes, for he has returned
Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
For he still smiles, and he's still strong
Nothing's changed but the surroundin' bullshit, that has grown
And now he's home, and we're laughin' like we always did
My same old, same old friend

[Outro]
Until a quarter to ten, I saw the strain creep in
He seems distracted and I know just what is gonna happen next
Before his first step, he is off again

[Instrumental Outro]
(Here we go)