I slept last night with the wolves of longing
Awoke to find a new morning
I know it's mine
Though you left no sign
My strange companion
I don't know where you're coming from
Strange companion
Have you been there all along
Last night's child was weak and angry
Last night's child just woke up hungry
Did you come along
To right this wrong
Strange companion
Do you know what I'm hiding from
Strange companion
Have you known me all along
I am not the only one that wants you
I am not the only on that wants to
Break the surface of this deepest ocean
Break the silence set the world in motion
You showed me how
It's alright now
Strange companion
I don't know where you're coming from
Strange companion
Have you been there all along(lyrics by James Seals; music by James Seals and Dash Crofts, 1974)
From the album UNBORN CHILD (1974).
Big Mac movin' down the highway sound. Got it wide open and he's southway bound.
I had my pack over my shoulder. Somehow I don't feel much older.
Captain layin' on the barroom floor. Ain't a-goin' back to that town no more.
Well, he said I looked funny, won't leave me alone.
Mmm... Big Mac, move on now and take me home.
Take me where I can be free. Take me where my lungs can breathe.
Big wheels hummin', hear the highway scream. Big Mac movin' on through the rain.
Headlights playin' like an old the-a-ter. If I don't go now I can't go later.
Velvet lady on a sunlit porch. Cigarette burnin' like a noonday torch.
I stayed a little while and I stayed a little longer. It got a little wild and it got a little warmer.
Turn me loose and take me home.
Take me where I can be free. Take me where my lungs can breathe.