Lying on the side of the road   Feeling like he heard a sound   Shivered with the feelin' that he knowed   John looked down, John looked down   John looked down the long, long road      She gave John a present that was fine   So fine that he had to go   Went to see what it was that he knowed   John looked down, John looked down   John looked down the long, long road      And I know it's hard   But what did you expect of her?   John looked down      If you see the lady in your mind   Even in her nothingness   Standing through the darkest night   And the people want to fight      But first ask if it's all right   John looked down, John looked down   John looked down the long, long road      Lying on the side of the road   Feeling like he heard a sound   Shivered with the feelin' that he knowed   John looked down, John looked down   John looked down the long, long road      And I know it's hard   But what did you expect of her?   John looked down