How I'm Going Out

Someday somebody’s gonna stop and look
Or scratch their head and say
‘What happened to him? It’s been a while since I heard that name’
The story goes
I told one last joke, bum one more smoke
And then paid my tab and just disappeared one day

I’ve kicked around this old town long enough to see
The one’s who left to soon
And the ones who didn’t know when to leave

And when it’s my turn to jump off this carousel
I’m gonna ride on that white horse and run like hell
Be thankful for the friends I’ve made
The hungry years, the glory days
Give ‘em one more song and lay this guitar down
That’s how I’m going out

When I go
I’ll be another page torn away, a memory made
Another ghost on music road
But I can say I gave it hell, I rang the bell
But I’ll know when there’s no more dreams to chase

And when it’s my turn to jump off this carousel
I’m gonna ride on that white horse and run like hell
Be thankful for the friends I’ve made
The hungry years, the glory days
Give ‘em one more song and lay this guitar down
That’s how I’m going out
That’s how I’m going out

And when it’s my turn to jump off this carousel
I’m gonna ride on that white horse and run like hell
No slowing down, no looking back
Let the credits roll and fade to black
Give ‘em one more song and lay this guitar down
Give ‘em one more song and lay this guitar down
That’s how I’m going out

Someday somebody’s gonna stop and look
Or scratch their head and say
‘What happened to him? It’s been a while since I heard that name’