Went down to the bar at the end of the bay It's where I sat with Billy, he told me butterfly tales In that old fifties suit, wearing a single white rose He said "I'm waiting for a ship that'll carry me home" To somewhere after midnight, to the wheelhouse in my mind Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers go and hide, yeah That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel Dreaming good night sweetheart I went down there a few times and more He would tell me his story but keep an eye on the door He said, "Come on son lets get one last round You won't deny a drink to a drowning man" Somewhere after midnight, in the wheelhouse of his mind Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers they have died, yeah That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel Dreaming good night sweetheart. When I heard Billy died last Christmas Eve I hoped his soul could find some peace In a moment of weakness, it all slipped away It's his family that's left to carry his tears, yeah Somewhere after midnight, in the wheelhouse of his mind Where autumn turns to winter, and all the pretty flowers they have died That's where you'll find his heart, asleep at the wheel Dreaming good night sweetheart He's dreaming good night sweetheart He's dreaming good night sweetheart And that's where he'll wait for you baby Don't you go crying no more