Out on the Road
I met a man, such a sad old boy, in a waterfront bar.
And he asked me, "Young man, don?t you think things have gone too far?"
"No", I told him, "no: I got so much more livin' I wanna do"
It was then he said, "I know, I've been afraid like you"
I met a woman, such a poor old lady, in a hotel room.
And she asked me, 'Young man, don't think you think you better run home soon'
"No", I told her, "no: you see I've got no brown eyes to run home to"
It was then she said, "I know, I've been afraid like you"
Well, if everybody knows,
If everybody sees that fear is a heavy load
Then they ought to know
I gotta stay out on the road
And if they do not understand
How we got to lend a hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay
Out on the road
I met a man, a fine young man, in a broken down jail.
And he told me, "Friend, don't be afraid to live, y'know it doesn't matter if you fail"
Then he smiled, he smiled and I started in to cry.
It was then he said, "Oh I know, I've been afraid to die"
Well, if everybody knows,
If everybody sees that fear is our heavy load
Then they ought to know
I gotta stay out on the road
And if they do not understand
How we got to -- we got to -- lend a hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay
Out on the road (x2)
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I met a man, such a sad old boy, in a waterfront bar.
And he asked me, "Young man, don?t you think things have gone too far?"
"No", I told him, "no: I got so much more livin' I wanna do"
It was then he said, "I know, I've been afraid like you"
I met a woman, such a poor old lady, in a hotel room.
And she asked me, 'Young man, don't think you think you better run home soon'
"No", I told her, "no: you see I've got no brown eyes to run home to"
It was then she said, "I know, I've been afraid like you"
Well, if everybody knows,
If everybody sees that fear is a heavy load
Then they ought to know
I gotta stay out on the road
And if they do not understand
How we got to lend a hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay
Out on the road
I met a man, a fine young man, in a broken down jail.
And he told me, "Friend, don't be afraid to live, y'know it doesn't matter if you fail"
Then he smiled, he smiled and I started in to cry.
It was then he said, "Oh I know, I've been afraid to die"
Well, if everybody knows,
If everybody sees that fear is our heavy load
Then they ought to know
I gotta stay out on the road
And if they do not understand
How we got to -- we got to -- lend a hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay
Out on the road (x2)
Back to: Top 200 Songs: C-F