18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)

    Well I rode a while, for a mile or so
    Down the road to the 18th Avenue
    And the people I saw were the people I know
    And they all came down to take a view
    Oh the path was dark and borderless
    Down the road to the 18th Avenue
    And it stung my tongue to repeat the words
    That I used to use only yesterday
    Meanings just dropped to the ground
    I tried to remember what I thought
    And what I used to say
    “Don’t let me go down, no don’t let me go!”

    Oh my hands were tied as I struggled inside
    The empty waste of another day
    Memories were blank to my eyes
    The fire and the glory of that night
    Seemed safely locked away
    Too hungry to rise; oh, too hungry to

    Well I rode a while, for a mile or so
    Down the road to the 18th Avenue
    And the people I saw were the people I know
    And they all came down to take a view
    Oh the path was dark and borderless
    Down the road to the 18th Avenue
    But my head felt better as I turned the car
    And the airport slowly came in view
    ‘One mile’ – said the sign
    Checked my bags and made it straight to end gate 22
    Made it just in time – boy you’ve made it just in time!