Goodnight America

I'm standing at a traffic light somewhere in west L.A.
 Waiting for the sign to change then I'll be on my way
 The noise, the heat, the crush of cars just robs me of my nerve
 Then someone yells and blasts their horn and pins me to the curb
 I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
 My ship has not come in, but I keep hoping though
 And I keep looking past the sun that sets above
 Saying to myself goodnight America
 And I am driving into Houston on a rain-slicked Texas road
 Land so flat and sky so dark I say a prayer to float
 Should all at once the San Jacinto surge beyond its banks
 Like Noah reaching higher ground I'd offer up my thanks
 'Cause I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
 I'm just passing through, I am therefore I go
 The moon rose in the east, but now it's right above
 As I say aloud goodnight America
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 Midnight, it's hard to see the stars
 Out on a highway near Atlanta full of strip malls and used cars
 First light, just roll your window down and smell
 The salty air perfume of Charleston town.
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 I'm looking with a pilgrim's eyes upon some promised land
 I'm dreaming with my heart outstretched as if it were my hand
 And I'll hit the Cross Bronx just in time to beat the rush hour lock
 But got no clue what time it is from this world's busted clock
 I'm a stranger here, no one you would know
 I'm from somewhere else, well isn't everybody though
 I don't know where I'll be when the sun comes up
 But till then sweet dreams, goodnight America