well this life's stretched out before me   the highway shimmering with stars   the knowing glances of the runaways   that never made it this far      i cant believe she said that we can work it out   i thought that we were near the end   gone are the days   all the trouble and the doubt   this is far from over my friend      my lover's name is music   well she's held my heart so long   tethered and pulling at the chains of disregard   what if all of this is wrong      i cant believe she said that we can work it out   i thought that we were near the end   gone are the days   all the trouble and the doubt   this is far from over my friend      and we throw away our prayers up skyward   hoping anyone will hear   from storyville to broadway   this soul won't disappear      well i heard that boy in memphis   playing memories and dreams   the ghosts of miracles played upon the stage   and then vanishing like steam      i cant believe she said that we can work it out   i thought that we were near the end   gone are the days   all the trouble and the doubt   this is far from over my friend