I'm riding again in search of the motherload 
I'm needing a friend but wanting to be alone 
I'm lying on the lawn staring at stars again 
I wonder aloud when did it all begin 

You and my stars are in my head 
I cannot feel for mother time 
Warm winds dry my tears today 
Sullen soul will sleep tonight, tonight 

I walk into town looking for remedies 
The sun and the fog come from fallen trees 
The wind and the rain are falling on harder times 
The poet's confused searching for better lines 

You and my stars are in my head 
I cannot feel for mother time 
Warm winds dry my tears today 
Sullen soul will sleep tonight, tonight 

I stagger tonight through weeds and mountain tops 
Feeling my age like cars in a body shop 
I lay down to sleep in your roofless shed 
I'll keep my stars, I'll keep my heavy head 

You and my stars are in my head 
I cannot feel for mother time 
Warm winds dry my tears today 
Sullen soul will sleep tonight, tonight 
Tonight, tonight