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Hitchhiking from Berlin to Italy in a heavy rain, I got as far as Nurnberg on the first night and stayed in the Bahnhofsmission. But I had to leave ...

Drivin’ in the night rain
Escape from a city of pain
Raindrops cry mist before me
Headlights cut through that sea

I should have left a long time before
I would have if I’d thought more
My mistakes you pay with your tears
I left you alone with your fears


Between city walls you stay alone
Under grey skies you make your home
I know that I had to leave
From life to life our paths weave

I knew that I could never be
The way you wanted me
Accepting love I should have thought
The road I traveled, what I sought

This road is traveled on our own
Sometimes with love, often alone
I’ve found shelter in city walls
But more often I hear that call

The rain falls steady on the plain
In my heart a city of pain
The love for me that you bear
Weighs heavy as the border nears

Crisis to crisis our lives lead
A long highway of wants and needs
Sometimes they are realized
But often not even recognized

This road is traveled on our own
Sometimes with love, often alone
I’ve found shelter in city walls
But more often I hear that call