An American Prayer Lyrics - 1978

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Thoughts in time and out of season
The hitchhiker
Stood by the side of the road
And leveled his thumb
In the calm calculus of reason

Hi. how you doin'? i just got back into town l.a.
I was out on the desert for awhile


"riders on the storm"


Yeah. in the middle of it


"riders on the storm"


Right...


"into this world we're born"


Hey, listen, man, i really got a problem


"into this world we're thrown"


When i was out on the desert, ya know


"like a dog without a bone


An actor out on loan"


I don't know how to tell you


"riders on the storm"


But, ah, i killed somebody


"there's a killer on the road"


No...


"his brain is squirming like a toad"


It's no big deal, ya know


I don't think anybody will find out about it, but...


" take a long holiday"


Just, ah...


"let your children play"


This guy gave me a ride, and ah...

"if you give this man a ride"

Started giving me a lot of trouble

"sweet family will die"

And i just couldn't take it, ya know

"killer on the road"

And i wasted him

Yeah