Man overboard Songtext

Early morning late in spring I thought I'd let the alarm ring sweep over me
But I just knew I'd never sleep I felt so cold and incomplete believe me
Behind the wheel of my red van what happened next I didn't plan
I just kept on driving away
I took the backroad from the sea the scenery was blind to me for tears

I close my eyes look back upon the cluttered ship that I sailed on
Now I feel free
With everything now overboard no luggage left the deck stands clear
Now I feel free

I had myself some time away on a hill I almost felt so high and mighty
I stood there looking out upon a sea of sense reality had gone
But like a bird I couldn't fly and back to earth I knew I had to fall from grace
I knew my life had changed that day
To leave felt bad but a bigger mistake would've been to stay

Naked was my memory I never thought that I could feel so free
I sat there looking out upon a darkness but the emptiness had gone
But somewhere deep inside my head a crashing banjo strings of lead reminds me
The devils bow cuts through the strings it cuts an old familiar ring uneasy I feel
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