He works, he sleeps   He knows his history   He reads, he dreams   So much ability      He drives Northwest   Up the interstate   The snow falls slow   Hypnotic and opaque      Bright with life,   He leaves behind   Endless days   And longer nights   His eyes are wide,   His ears are numb   Filled with pulsating   Engine hum      Don't rush by unseeing   Through the places   And the pleasures of the ride   (Take it all in)   Don't skim through the pages   Of the ponderous volume   That describes your life   (Don't miss a word)   Some seek distraction   Just to pass the time,   Not entertain   We sometimes sleepwalk   Sacrificing joy to numb the pain      I saw the scene   I didn't want to see   Steel, glass, debris   Stranger, rest in peace      How could he know   When he awoke   That this was the day   His book would close?   Have you thrived   Or just survived   If this were the day   You said goodbye?      Don't rush by unseeing   Through the places   And the pleasures of the ride   (Take it all in)   Don't skim through the pages   Of the ponderous volume   That describes your life   (Don't miss a word)   Some seek distraction   Just to pass the time,   Not entertain   We sometimes sleepwalk   Sacrificing joy to numb the pain      We sometimes sleepwalk