"Lodi When" lyrics

How just yesterday I was a younger man
And tomorrow I'll be dead
I found you in the in-between
And you'll live forever in my head

If you could write a book on the man that you once were
Would you write about drinking or would you write about her?
If you could just go back to the places you once been
Would you run back to her arms or back to Lodi when
He made a big mess of all the songs he wrote
Sing to you come daylight, die before he woke

Song about tomorrow today
How the time stays ticking away
Some dreamer took the wrong train in Lodi when
Thought he needed saving again

If you knew every answer to every question why
Would you have rode the fear, boy, and looked her in the eye?
If you could write a book on the man that you once were
Would you write of the pain, boy, or would you write the cure?

And all of this time you spent looking for a savior
Back in Lodi when you was young
Just to find out you can save yourself
Back in Lodi when you were strong
And all of this time you spent looking for a savior
Back in Lodi when you was young
Just to find out you can save yourself
Back in Lodi when he was strong

Some song about tomorrow today
How the time stays ticking away
Some dreamer took the wrong train in Lodi when
Thought he needed saving again

If you could write a book on the man that you once were
Would you write about drinking or would you write about her?
If you could just go back to the places you once been
Would you run back to her arms or back to Lodi when?