We drove twenty-six states
In forty-two days
We fell in love every night
We made every show
And I played every solo
Then I slept in the back seat until we got home
Strong ocean surf, the achin' got worse
I told you I'd never be yours
We crossed over the border out of California
Pulled off on the shoulder to stand in the sun
Knowing that I could have lost you forever
Nothing could drag me away from you now
Nobody tells you "It's now or it's never"
So take what you want before the going gets gone
I gave all my change to a man with no name
Under glowing New Mexico moon
And you were still riding so high in my mind
Coming in like a train through the cold desert night
New York it came true, and I waited to find you
You told me you'd do what you could
And you left in the morning, no word and no warning
In a taxi that cost you far more than it should
Knowing that I could have lost you forever
Nothing could drag me away from you now
Nobody tells you "It's now or it's never"
So take what you want before the going gets gone
Take what you want before the going gets gone
Take what you want before the going gets gone
We drove twenty-six states
In forty-two days
We fell in love every night
We made every show
And I stared out the window
Then I slept in the back seat until we got home