Still the Same

my first memories are

Mama's cigarette smoke and a red and white car

I must have been three

we were heading north on 59

with the wind in my face, it was summertime

I was a gypsy then

and I'm still the same

eighteen in a small town joint

I'm playing for beer 'cause that's the point

nothing else to lose

I had hair down to me knees

I go where I want and I do what I please

and I'm still the same

still the same

chorus:

I am a stranger to this place

no roots to bind me

there's no reason to stay

I am a stranger to this place

'do not disturb' hanging on the door

bed is made but I'm on the floor

in another motel

I don't know the name of this place

I don't look in the mirror when I wash my face

'cause nothing ever changes

nothing ever changes

chorus

well I'm always on my hands and knees

but you would not call it praying

and the first town where I find a friend is the place where I'll be staying

my first memories are

cigarette smoke and a red and white car

I might have been, might have been

might have been free, back then

chorus

stranger everywhere