White Plains

[Verse 1]
On the Sunday after the mason dance
It's the one day I can remember when
I felt so pure and really at peace with myself
I was in love, the sun sang down victorious

[Chorus]
But the truth is I have no faith in happiness
It turns to fear, draws the devils near
So I jumped the fence
And went out West

[Verse 2]
Abilene
Got a sales job as a pharmaceutical rep
Lived out of hotels, rental cars and a stowable bag
I drove all day—from hospital pacing and clinic sweats
I drove all night—I couldn't ever sleep now anyway

[Chorus]
I tried, but the old devils, they found me in my room
I hid under the covers and I cried out as they tore off my sheets
So I went East

[Verse 3]
Vietnam
I'm long gone
I'm up the river
Way past Mekong

[Chorus]
But the old devils, they found me in my hut
They poured through the windows, they cornered me
And I cried out, to no one: "I give up"