Out on the trans-Canada highway
  There was a girl
  hitchhiking with her dog
  Fireflies buzzin' round her head
  Like candles in the fog.
    He was three miles down the road
  Tryin' to stay up,
  but he knew that he couldn't
  She was looking
  for a ride through the night
  But out there, who wouldn't.
    They were bound for glory
  Bound for living on the edge
  They were bound for each other
  Like two comets heading for a bed.
    She had a new way of living
  New way of looking at life
  He had an
  '84 International and two kids
  He left back home with his wife.
    He was tired of
  writin' letters to himself
  And living in the dark
  She was open to suggestions
  And some say
  she had a broken heart.
    He had everything he wanted
  'Til it all
  turned out to be a job
  One fallen asleep trucker
  And a girl
  hitchhiking with her dog.
    They were bound for glory
  Bound for living on the edge
  They were bound for each other
  Like two comets heading for a bed.
    She had a new way of living
  New way of looking at life
  He had an
  '84 International and two kids
  He left back home with his wife.
    Out on the trans-Canada highway
  The sun came climbing up the cab
  By the time it hit the window
  they were wakin' up
  From what little sleep they had.
    When that heat hit the blankets
  They were looking
  for love at second sight
  Just starin' in each others' eyes
  Findin' it in the mornin' light.
    They were bound for glory
  Bound for living on the edge
  They were bound for each other
  Like two blankets layin' on a bed.
    She had a new way of living
  New way of looking at life
  He had an
  '84 International and two kids
  He left back home with his wife.