Dr. Dog - Humble Passenger lyrics

I set out before the sun came up
Brought my light and my canoe
Convinced that’s all I needed
Lord knows that wasn’t true

So I kept my lantern low
Until my house was out of view
And by and by I reached the ocean
As the day made it's debut
And in the misty summer morning
I found myself under attack
And in the panic of that water
I knew there was no turning back
So I made my peace and I set my
Course for an island to the west
For on that shore of sycamore
I’ll find myself some rest
Once I hid my boat and covered my oars
I fell down into that shade
And I dreamt that at my ripe old age
I was back in the second grade
And my momma she was calling for me
And the bus came down my street
But, I did not know what shoes to wear
And I could not find my feet

So I floated down the hall, through the door
And everything went pale
I climbed aboard that yellow bus as
It turned into a whale
And then it swallowed me up whole
Yeah it thrashed me all around
Well it chewed me up, and it spit me out
Miles above the ground

And I was falling for the water
That was boiling in a cup
And I tried to scream, but had no steam
And that’s when I woke up
When I came to I was so confused
How long was I asleep?
The loneliness I felt right then was
Enough to make me weep

Then I heard the voice inside my head
Lit a fire under me
It said, "Your fear is gonna cost a lot
But your courage comes for free"
So I thanked that little island
I paddled off without a care
For I know not where I’m going
But I’ll know it when I’m there

And I hope that no-one’s a-missin’ me
Back in my home town
For together we will always be
Even though I’m not around
And the sea swirled by like a ballet
And it sang it's gentle song
But a distant rumble warned me it
Wouldn’t be that way for long
So I spoke out and I told the night
"This life’s not only mine
I am just your humble passenger
And I trust your grand design"
By and by the clouds came lumbering
Through and the raindrops staggered in
And the waves lined up, two by two
For the show would soon begin

And the lightning bolts ripped
Through the sky
Like sharks that missed a meal
And the wind went up so hard and
Cold just like a wall of steel
Then all at once
The sea below picked me up a mile high
As it threw me to the ocean’s
Floor I heard the night’s reply:

"Well you see, my humble passenger
The sorrow that I feel?
For I do not know where you belong
And I do not want this wheel"