My time is running out

To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feetTo the west, to the west but I haven't got there yetAnd to the north, to the north, never to be caughtTo the south, to the south, my time is running out
Ever since my childhood I've been scared, I've been afraidOf being trapped by circumstance of staying in one placeSo I always keep a small bag full of clothes carefully storedSomewhere secret, somewhere safe and somewhere close to the door
Well, I've traveled many countries, washed my feet in many seasI've drank with grifters in Vienna and with punks in old D.C.And I've driven across deserts, driven by the ironyThat only being shackled to the road could ever I be free
To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feetTo the west, to the west but I haven't got there yetAnd to the north, to the north, never to be caughtTo the south, to the south, my time is running out
I've felt old before my time but now I keep the age awayBy burning up the miles and, yeah, by filling up my daysAnd the nights, a thousand nights I've played a thousand more to goBefore I take a breath and steel myself for the next one thousand shows
To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feetTo the west, to the west but I haven't got there yetTo the north, to the north, never to be caughtTo the south, to the south, my time is running out
Yeah, so saddle up your horses now and keep your powder dry'Cause the truth is you won't be here long, yeah, soon you're going to dieTo the heart, to the heart, there's no time for you to wasteYou won't find your precious answers now by staying in one placeYeah, by giving up the chase
To the east, to the east, the road beneath my feetTo the west, to the west but I haven't got there yetAnd to the north, to the north, I never will be caughtTo the south, to the south, my time is running outYeah, to the south, to the south, my time is running outYeah, to the south, to the south, my time is running out
I face the horizon, everywhere I goI face the horizon, the horizon is my homeI face the horizon, everywhere that I goI face the horizon, the horizon is my home