On the Highway Trampled by Turtles

[Verse 1]
Outer reaches come and go and I'm forever grateful
Come and tell me long and slow exactly what I'll wait for
Better times, yeah, better times, somehow I don't believe it
I built a house up long ago, just to up and leave it

[Verse 2]
There's a bright light in the cold dark night, so bloom where you're planted
But still I pray to the summer rain and every heart that's slanted
Borderlines and severed ties and the crickets in the meadow
Form a line and say goodbye to such a lucky fellow

[Chorus]
Out on the highway
Like a portrait in the rain
Out on the highway
We'll never be the same again

[Verse 3]
Whittled like a mousetrap, queen of the sky, oh, tell me I'm forgiven
Simulated pilgrims, why oh why won't they take me with them?
Sell me something bright and shinier than I can imagine
Parting ways those summer days, so happy to have had them

[Chorus]
Out on the highway
There's a storm out in the west
Out on the highway
Oh God, I'm such a mess once again