[00:13.92]I had a dream last night
[00:16.56]I was floating down that black water
[00:20.34]Kick back on the Mississippi
[00:22.89]On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer
[00:26.43]He got restless down around Memphis
[00:30.00]That's where he left me
[00:33.12]Said I'm one rambling man
[00:35.67]I was gone before you met me
[00:43.65]And there I was back in my hometown
[00:47.25]That's just how dreams go
[00:50.40]Thumb in the air wanted out of there
[00:53.22]Heading my own road
[00:56.34]Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy
[00:59.64]Said looks like you read me
[01:03.06]My name is Jack Kerouac
[01:06.09]I was gone before you met me
[01:09.03]You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
[01:12.66]You fix that roof but your roots to the ground-boys
[01:16.08]Pink house, the white fence
[01:18.93]Pretty little woman, two point five
[01:22.05]Kids, dang right, it's a good life
[01:25.44]With boys like me your bound to run the wild side
[01:29.19]Like the restless wind you'll never catch me
[01:33.24]I was gone before you met me
[01:47.61]And just before I awoke
[01:51.06]I had a bad nightmare
[01:54.39]I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near
[02:00.69]Someone took your hand I wasn't that man
[02:04.38]Girl, it sure did hit me
[02:06.75]I was cussing fate but it was too late
[02:10.02]You were gone before you met me
[02:13.17]Yeah, I smelled that coffee
[02:14.91]I heard you singing in the kitchen
[02:19.50]Walking in got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping
[02:25.17]Thank God I'm still driven
[02:29.04]You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
[02:32.64]You fix that sink but your roots to the ground-boys
[02:36.09]Blue house, the white fence
[02:39.09]Sweet little woman, rocking that good
[02:42.06]Miss dang right, it's a fine life
[02:45.45]His restless heart found a heart I can call mine
[02:49.20]I was smart enough to let love catch me
[02:54.72]So Tom and Jack just ramled on without me
[02:59.49]'Cause I was gone before you met me
[03:04.71]Gone gone, gone before you met me
[03:11.16]Gone before you met me

I had a dream last night
I was floating down that black water
Kick back on the Mississippi
On a raft with ol' Tom Sawyer
He got restless down around Memphis
That's where he left me
Said I'm one rambling man
I was gone before you met me
And there I was back in my hometown
That's just how dreams go
Thumb in the air wanted out of there
Heading my own road
Well I hitched a ride with this beatnik guy
Said looks like you read me
My name is Jack Kerouac
I was gone before you met me
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
You fix that roof but your roots to the ground-boys
Pink house, the white fence
Pretty little woman, two point five
Kids, dang right, it's a good life
With boys like me your bound to run the wild side
Like the restless wind you'll never catch me
I was gone before you met me
And just before I awoke
I had a bad nightmare
I was on some lost highway and you were nowhere near
Someone took your hand I wasn't that man
Girl, it sure did hit me
I was cussing fate but it was too late
You were gone before you met me
Yeah, I smelled that coffee
I heard you singing in the kitchen
Walking in got a kiss, you said the sink still dripping
Thank God I'm still driven
You got your homeboys, your hang-around-boys
You fix that sink but your roots to the ground-boys
Blue house, the white fence
Sweet little woman, rocking that good
Miss dang right, it's a fine life
His restless heart found a heart I can call mine
I was smart enough to let love catch me
So Tom and Jack just ramled on without me
'Cause I was gone before you met me
Gone gone, gone before you met me
Gone before you met me