the kansas sun, behind i left everyone

there was no getting over, no place to hide

with a future as open wide

as the shirt on travolta in "staying alive"



i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared of highways (time has passed me by)

and i feel, i feel, like i, like i, i've been wandering all this time



so suddenly, seemed my future was next to me

how'd i get so far



on a texas highway in the night

if i could, if i might

first car i see tonight

wake me when it's over



i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared of highways (time has passed me by)

and i feel, i feel, like i, like i, i could wander and never find

maybe i won't fail if i never try



prisoner on this island, boots over my shoulder

i've begun to think, wisdom will come to me now

when i get older, but with the world no longer at my feet

somehow or other time has passed me by



i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared of highways (time has passed me by)

and i feel, i feel, like i, like i, i could wander and never find



and i drove through the day and i drove through the night

and it seems i've been running out, i've been running

from what i might become

and i lost the promise there, come on back to me now



i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared of highways (time has passed me by)

and i feel, i feel, like i, i could wander all my life

i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared, i'm scared of highways (time has passed me by)

and i feel, i feel, like i, like i, i need something, something to wake me up