Pearl Jam — Off He Goes

[Intro] 1, 2, 1, 2 [Verse 1] Know a man, his face seemed pulled and tense Like he's riding on a motorbike in the strongest winds So I approach with tact, suggest that he should relax But he's always moving much too fast Said he'll see me on the flip side of this trip he's taking for a ride [Chorus] He's been taking too much on There he goes with his perfectly unkempt clothes There he goes [Verse 2] He's yet to come back but I've seen his picture It doesn't look the same up on the rack We go way back I wonder about his insides It's like his thoughts are too big for his size [Chorus] He's been taken, where? I don't know Off he goes with his perfectly unkept hope There he goes [Verse 3] And now I rub my eyes for he has returned Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned For he still smiles, and he's still strong Nothing's changed but the surrounding bullshit; That has grown And now he's home and we're laughing like we always did My same old, same old friend Until a quarter to ten I saw the strain creep in He seems distracted and I know just what is gonna happen next Before his first step, he is off again