Wandering far from nowhere 
i came across an old man working alone 
he didn't notice me at all 
but my past was written in his pictures 
all over the sidewalk 
 
i took a moment to look at them 
but i had already seen them from the inside 
scenes all to familiar now 
i would have looked away 
if i could have somehow 
 
i want to know what lies ahead 
i want to see what is in store 
i want to know what i am about 
and if i have something to live for 
 
he drew a road to nowhere 
and i found myself following blindly along 
never asking where it led 
not knowing my home 
was the road i was on 
 
i want to know what lies ahead 
i want to see what is in store 
i want to know what i am about 
and if i have something to live for 
 
"paint me a groom," i said 
"paint me my estate, 
paint me my children, 
paint me a future of some kind 
a reason for being" 
 
i want to know what lies ahead 
i want to see what is in store 
i want to know what i am about 
and if i have something to live for 
i want to know what lies ahead 
i want to see what is in store 
i want to know what i am about 
and if i have something to live for