Off He Goes lyrics

[Intro]
One, two, one, two

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Said he'll see me on the flip side
On this trip he's taking for a ride

[Chorus 1]
He's been takin' too much on
There he goes with his perfectly unkempt clothes
There he goes

[Verse 2]
He's yet to come back, but I've seen his picture
It doesn't look the same up on the rack
We go way back

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I wonder about his insides
It's like his thoughts are too big for his size
[Chorus 2]
He's been taken—where? I don't know
Off he goes with his perfectly unkept hope
There he goes

[Verse 3]
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's changed but the surroundin' bullsh*t, that has grown
And now he's home, and we're laughin' like we always did
My same old, same old friend

[Outro]
Until a quarter to ten, I saw the strain creep in
He seems distracted and I know just what is gonna happen next
Before his first step, he is off again

[Instrumental Outro]
(Here we go)