I used to hear him ridin’ by way past midnight
It’d been days since I’d heard from him
But I know the sound of that bike
Something was weigh in’ heavy
There was something on his mind
Every time that I’d hear him
I’d swear he was doing 95
Throttle, open wide

I’d lie there awake in bed wondering
Was it something he was runnin’ from
Was he in need of a friend
Either way, that motorbike, it helped him catch up to him
Channeling’ that energy
Machine and man

Well, he never cried or shared reasons why
Still somehow I knew

That he’d close his eyes
And force tears to fly
Out away from him
High speed on the wind
Tears out on the wind
‘Cuz they never fell
No they never fell
No they never got on him
Those tears out on the wind

People called him crazy
Yeah, I know it; I did too
Danger never bothered him
He was fearless or a fool
They call ‘em like they see ‘em
Hey, that’s what people do
But just ‘cuz you can’t see a thing
Don’t mean that it ain’t true

‘Cuz the stars still shine in the blackest night
And the engines run on hidden parts inside
And there’s a heart that lies in a man who don’t cry
And there’s tears out on the wind
Those tears out on the wind

I used to hear him ridin’ by way past midnight