Dream Syndicate

Put Some Miles On
Said the saint to the sinner "Give me some bread before my dinner A pad of butter in the oven Before the push comes to the shovin'" I can see that something changed A little older but still the same What did you do? What did you do? What did you do? What did you do? I put some miles on Put some miles on A zig-zag marathon I put some miles on Had a long way to go From the last gig to the next show I was beat and I was tired But the AM radio was so inspired I had to drive overnight Kansas City by the harsh daylight I stuck my head out to feel the breeze And then I took a few of these SongtexteI put some miles on Put some miles on After the break of dawn Put some miles on I was losing sight Of what I needed I mean, my compass Was seriously impeded The needle wouldn’t land On anything that I could understand I needed myself a soul midwife To birth the cool and make it all feel right I felt my inspiration heading south I took the horn out of my mouth I put some miles on And heard the space between the notes A power-sonic Babylon I put some miles on I put some miles on Still a long long way to go A zig-zag marathon I put some miles on Aus Songtexte Mania