Passing under barren skies
Waiting for our worlds to collide, and there you are
All alone
Feeling bad
Interstate movin' again
Barrel through thick and thin, side by side
To survive like creosote
Born under a widespread changes
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
Born under a widespread changes
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
From Memphis to New Orleans
In and out of railroad dreams, you're out there
In scenes
Passing by
Everyone faces what they deserve
Carousel to claim or curse, sticking around
At least
For the ride
Born under a widespread changes
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
Waiting for our worlds to collide, and there you are
All alone
Feeling bad
Barrel through thick and thin, side by side
To survive like creosote
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
In and out of railroad dreams, you're out there
In scenes
Passing by
Carousel to claim or curse, sticking around
At least
For the ride
The search for higher reason
Learning the ropes okay
But fate just runs you around
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This is a Jay Farrar song so there isn't much of a chance of ever figuring out what it "means". I love this song but I experience it like a poem. The lyrics evoke images and feelings but I can't pin them to a specific idea or point of view.