He's got a road map of Jupiter
A radar fix on the stars
All along the highway

She's got a liquid-crystal compass
A picture book of the rivers
Under the Sahara


They travel in the time of the prophets
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun

Like lovers and heroes, and the restless part of everyone
We're only at home when we're on the run
On the run


He's got a star map of Hollywood
A list of cheap motels

All along the freeway
She's got a sister out in Vegas
The promise of a decent job

Far away from her hometown

They travel on the road to redemption

A highway out of yesterday -- that tomorrow will bring
Like lovers and heroes, birds in the last days of spring
We're only at home when we're on the wing

On the wing

When we are young

Wandering the face of the Earth
Wondering what our dreams might be worth
Learning that we're only immortal

For a limited time

Time is a gypsy caravan

Steals away in the night
To leave you stranded in Dreamland
Distance is a long-range filter

Memory a flickering light
Left behind in the heartland


We travel in the dark of the new moon
A starry highway traced on the map of the sky
Like lovers and heroes, lonely as the eagle's cry

We're only at home when we're on the fly
On the fly


When we are young
Wandering the face of the Earth
Wondering what our dreams might be worth

Learning that we're only immortal
For a limited time


We travel on the road to adventure
On a desert highway straight to the heart of the sun
Like lovers and hereos, and the restless part of everyone

We're only at home when we're on the run
On the run...