"Distant Lands" Lyrics

Verse One

She made the small-town paper

When she disappeared that night

Sixteen going on twenty-five  

Gonna run, run for her life

As she scaled the prison walls

With the help of a westbound train

She raised her face to the velvet sky

And the world could hear her scream

Chorus

Sailing with the tide the distant lands

Where the streets are gold

Steering by the stars to distant lands

Where the truth can be told

Sailing with the tide to distant lands

Where dreams come true

Steering by the stars to distant lands

What about you?

Verse Two

A single light bulb hung from a wire

in the Plaza Suite Motel

Another pimp beat her up last night

Took her money for tickets to synthetic Hell

As she raised her prison walls

With the help of a light blue flame

She raised her face to the neon sky

Then deep in her mind you could hear her scream

Chorus

Sailing with the tide the distant lands

Where the streets are gold

Steering by the stars to distant lands

Where the truth can be told

Sailing with the tide to distant lands

Where dreams come true

Steering by the stars to distant lands

What about you?

Verse 3

He was just an average Joe

Looking for some and ready to pay

Until he recognized her face

From a poster that read

Have you seen my child

He took her down to the station

Bought her a ticket on an eastbound train

She hung her head out the window

And the world could hear her scream

Chorus

Sailing with the tide the distant lands

Where the streets are gold

Steering by the stars to distant lands

Where the truth can be told

Sailing with the tide to distant lands

where dreams come true

Steering by the stars to distant lands

What about you?