If you find yourself out in the Bible Belt
In some twilit, lonesome town
And there's no one else around
Going nowhere in particular
Like some strange and ancient wild bird
Well, as you were

And if you find yourself in a motel mirror
All wet with tears and your make-up smeared black
And you don't feel quite as beautiful
Nor lovestruck, nor wonderful
As you were
As you were, once

Well, time takes its toll, Heaven knows why
And I know all that you loved passed you by
But don't cry, my child, life on earth takes a little while
And in death you will learn how to fly
First, life on earth may take some time
And you can't avoid a void so wide
So just smile

La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la

La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la
La-la-la

And if you get lost
Go looking for a cross
That's haunting some highway
Pinned down by some skyway
Listen to it talk

Say, "Hey, you going my way? "
I am just passing by
Through that by-and-by
Going nowhere in particular
Like some strange and ancient wild bird
Lord

La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la, la
As you were