A train roll on, on down the line Won't you please take me far away? Now feel the wind blowing outside my door Means I, I'm leaving my woman behind Lordy
Well Billy Joe told me, said every thing's lookin' fine He got the place all secured, got the icebox full of wine He said, "Hurry on over and don't be
Woman, I have to leave you I can't stay where there is no pay And I really don't care where I'm going to Its been so long since I've been gone Lord,
Seven years of hard luck comin' down on me From a motor boat, yes, up in Nashville, Tennessee I worked in every joint you can name, yes, every honky tonk
We just landed, we just touched down It just hit home, yeah, that a good man's is gone Hey, cat in the hat, we're all gonna miss you And all your practical
Like a restless leaf in the autumn breeze Once I was a tumblin' weed Like a rollin' stone, cold and all alone Living for the day my train would come
Alarm clock rings about a quarter after five I've been up all night raisin' hell with some friends of mine I take one good look in the mirror But only
There's a grey horse standin' still As a soldier climbs in the saddle for one last ride As the rain pours off his hat You can see the shadows of the past