lightly

met her on a tuesday

went out on a friday night

said she was lookin' for a love affair

and i was lookin' for a getaway flight

so we packed up a bag

and hailed up a cab

and i grabbed my guitar because

it was the only thing that i had

well i learned to travel lightly

babe

livin' alone

some say that it's the hard way

mama

but it's all that i've known

and if i move fast enough

hopefully

oh the darkness can't catch up to me

hey

hey

hey

so we headed off the mainland

with the beating of a drum

she turned and smiled and said

honey

where you from?

i said i'm from all over

but i was born in the wind

she turned and smiled and said

you're goin' home again

well i learned to travel lightly

livin' alone

some say that it's the hard way

mama

but it's all that i've known

and if i move fast enough

hopefully

oh the darkness can't catch up to me

hey

hey

hey

oh i hear that train

a comin' around the bend

oh in the morning i'll be

runnin' away again

runnin' away

runnin' away again

when she woke up in the morning

with the rising sun

in her heart she knew

i'd be gone

but i wrote her a letter

with the words to this song

she read it on the balcony

while the wind was strong

well i learned to travel lightly

cause i was born alone

some say that it's the hard way

mama

but it's all that i've known

and if i move fast enough

hopefully

oh the darkness won't catch up to me

hey

hey

hey