[Verse 1]
I ain't goin' down that big road by myself
Well, I ain't goin' down that big road by myself
Well, if I can’t carry my baby
Ain’t gonna carry nobody else

[Verse 2]
You know my mama she done told me
And my papa also said
If you don’t want to fall behind, son
Then you’d better get ahead
So now I found my sugar sweetheart
And we’re movin’ on down the road
You know I’m speedin' way up front now
And I am doin’ as I was told

[Verse 3]
If you get lost and blow your mind, well
Please be sure to keep your head
The man or men who find you, maybe
They won’t know you’ve been misled
Well, reach in the corner, mama
Hand me my travellin’ shoes
Oh well, you know we know the way
To blaze away these big road blues
[Verse 4]
Now, listen mama, listen papa
Listen all of you that chose
To sit at home and watch and wonder
Why we wonder like we do
I’m givin’ you my warnin'
Lay off of our boots and shoes
I know you don’t want us to travel
But we ain’t got time to lose

[Verse 5]
You know, I’m goin' to live my life
I’m goin' to live it every day
Though I may watch you older people
And the silly games you play
So that when I hit the road
Well, I will not be misled
I’m goin’ around every corner
‘Til I see that it’s straight ahead

[Verse 6]
And it’s just like I told my rider
Since we met I’m flyin' higher
And the days ain’t any longer
But they sure are gettin’ wider
Now, sometime I wonder
Will a matchbox hold my clothes?
Well, I ain’t got so many matches
But I got a long way to go