After the Storm

I walked out on the levee to watch the river and feel the rain
 To see if there was something I could find
 I wouldn't be here now but I sort of missed the train
 The way I miss the one I left behind
 Circles of the past fade away so fast
 While they spin and turn you live and learn
 I heard you when you were leaving,
 it was just a quick goodbye
 I didn't even wonder for how long
 The paddle wheels are turning,
 the steamboat whistles cry
 I wonder now if I'm the one who's gone
 If I'd taken that job in Santa Fe
 I never would have lost what I lost today
 I'd go somewhere if I had somewhere to go
 You're in Baton Rouge I bet, or maybe Lafayette
 Houston, San Antone, it's all the same
 Some things I just don't get,
 I'm not hearing from you yet
 Still waiting for the help that never came
 I'll walk out on the highway and see what I can find
 Maybe nothing more than just a ride
 They say the storm is over but they don't know my mind
 Is there even any reason left to hide?
 Circles of the past fade away so fast
 While they spin and turn you live and learn
 Time is to the game like fire is to the flame
 There's nothing more to learn
 Just let it burn