off he goes

off he goes

nothing changed but the surroundin' bullshit
that has grown

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know a man
his face seemed pulled and tense
like he's ridin' on a motorbike
in the strongest winds
so I approach with tact
suggest that he should relax
but he's always movin' much too fast

said he'll see me on the flip side
on this trip he's taken for a ride
he's been takin' too much on
there he goes with his perfectly unkept hope
there he goes

he's yet to come back
but I seen his picture
it doesn't look the same up on the rack
we go way back
i wonder 'bout his insides
it's like his thoughts are too big for his size

he's been taken ... where, I don't know
off he goes with his perfectly unkept hope
there he goes

and now I rub my eyes, for he has returned
seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
for he still smiles ... and he's still strong
nothing changed but the surroundin' bullshit
that has grown

and now he's home and we're laughin'
like we always did, my same old, same old friend
until a quarter to ten
i saw the strain creep in
he seems distracted and I know just what is going to happen next

before his first step, he's off again


[pearl jam, live on two legs]


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLpJrBZ1i48