My friend went on
He went on
And I walk alone
He went on
Nobody to blame
Just something went wrong
Could always blame the Devil
Could blame God

I was working on the mainline
All my lifelong day
All my lifelong day
Love and love alone we find
To pave and light the way
Pave and light your troubled way

And now he's gone
No more lies
No more fights
No more freewheeling
Or double-dealing
From the travelling tinker
Got, hook line and sinker

'Cause I was working on the mainline
All my lifelong day
All my lifelong day
Love and love alone we find
To pave and light the way
Pave and light your troubled way

My friend went on
He went on
I was alone and he went on