They were colder than any city street
He said, "I'm disappearing"
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing
And the days go on and on and they just walk by

Every stride wears the soul more thin
And what can I do now?
Every stride wears the soul more thin
Faces of people he would see
And we all walk in their names
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing
Every stride wears the soul more thin
You don't know and I hope you never will
Every stride wears the soul more thin
But our hearts don't work the same
Every stride wears the soul more thin
He said, "Don't you forget me"
Every stride wears the soul more thin
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing
Lost, always looking for a lost solution now
Every stride wears the soul more thin
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing, no

By-products of evolution

Until it's slowly worn down to nothing
You don't know what it's like to walk alone
You don't know what it's like to walk alone

He said, "I'm disappearing"
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing

Every stride wears the soul more thin
You don't know and I hope you never will
Until it's slowly worn down to nothing

Crying, "Don't you forget me"
On a sidewalk in Houston he called home