Goodnight America

I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in west L.A. Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb I'm a stranger here, no one you would know My ship has not come in, but I keep hoping though And I keep looking past the sun that sets above Saying to myself goodnight America And I am driving into Houston on a rain-slicked Texas road Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float Should all at once the San Jacinto surge beyond its banks Like Noah reaching higher ground I'd offer up my thanks 'Cause I'm a stranger here, no one you would know I'm just passing through, I am therefore I go The moon rose in the east, but now it's right above As I say aloud goodnight America