I walked out on the levee to watch the river and feel the rain
To see if there was somethin' I could find
I wouldn't be here now but I sort of missed the train
The way I miss the one I left behind

Circles of the past fade away so fast
While they spin and turn you live and learn

I heard you when you were leavin', it was just a quick goodbye
I didn't even wonder for how long
The paddle wheels are turnin', the steamboat whistles cry
I wonder now if I'm the one who's gone

If I'd taken that job in Santa Fe
I never would have lost what I lost today
I'd go somewhere if I had somewhere to go

You're in Baton Rouge I bet or maybe Lafayette
Houston, San Antone, it's all the same
Some things I just don't get, I'm not hearin' from you yet
Still waitin' for the help that never came

I'll walk out on the highway and see what I can find
Maybe nothin' more than just a ride
They say the storm is over but they don't know my mind
Is there even any reason left to hide?

Circles of the past fade away so fast
While they spin and turn you live and learn
Time is to the game like fire is to the flame
There's nothin' left to learn, just let it burn