“One True Companion”

I used to live in wide open spaces
I used to look in forbidden places
I used to run like there was no tomorrow
I used to laugh with forgotten sorrow

I used to walk down paths in the moonlight
I used to sing my songs under spotlights
I used to see my dreams like a street sign
I used to look for gold in a coal mine

and when the storm came fast
through the highlands
I used to run with
my one true companion
My friend, my foe
my overwhelming choice
to lay my love beside at night
to find my hidden voice
My friend, my foe
that warm caressing hand
that cooled my heavy heart
that helped me understand

I used to hitch rides on the A train
I used to search for love in the cold rain
I used to scream out load after midnight
I used to roll through the mist in the daylight

and when the rain poured
down on the mountains
I would hold true to
my one true companion
My friend, my foe
my overwhelming choice
to lay my love beside at night
to find my hidden voice
My friend, my foe
that warm caressing hand
that cooled my heavy heart
that helped me understand
helped me understand