ON THE ROAD
WRITTEN BY
PAUL KELLEY
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I’M SITTIN BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS LISTENIN TO THE TRAINS
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AND WISHIN I WAS ON IT AND A THOUSAND MILES AWAY
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A RUMBLIN SOUND THROUGH A DIRTY TOWN AND DRUNK AS I CAN BE A LONLEY
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GUITAR PICKER AND A PINT OF ANCIENT AGE

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A THOUSAND SONGS FROM LONG AGO ARE RUNNIN THROUGH MY HEAD
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THEY ECHO ROUND THE CARDBOARD BOX THAT I HAVE MADE MY BED
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I TAKE ANOTHER DRINK GOT SOME TIME TO THINK OF PLACES THAT I’VE BEEN
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BUT MAINLY PLACES THAT I NEVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN

CHORUS
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I THINK OF HOME AND LOVED ONES AND PRAY FROM TIME TO TIME
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THAT ALL THE SONG’S I SANG WERE NOT JUST A WASTE OF TIME
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SO I TRAVEL DOWN THESE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE COLD AND DRIZZLIN RAIN
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SEARCHIN FOR ANOTHER TOWN AND TAVERN I CAN PLAY
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SO I WALK A BIT TO OLD TO QUIT AND SING A LAST REFRAIN
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FOR A LONLEY GUITAR PICKER AND A PINT OF ANCIENT AGE