Lord, keep these mouths from longing
Keep these walls from falling
I put my time in plenty
Provide for my family

(or have I been remiss?)
Or have I
Have I been remiss?
(or have I been remiss?)
Or have I?
Have I been
Have I been remiss?

Her heart is cooling on me. (On the road again)
We confer through our baby. (On the road again)
He’s walking talking New Orleans. (On the road again)
What am I to my family? (On the road again)
Or have I been
Have I been remiss?

And we’ve lived behind walls that have made us alone
Searching for pieces that may be a home
How in the world is another one gone?
Howling the words:
(while we're going)
Down, down, down...
Lord, keep these wheels a turning
(I’m always rolling over them)
Keep, these roads from burning
(She’s walking talking, louder again)
I put my time in - spare me
(It’s never stopping, you know)
Have mercy - Forgive me

So, trip the path unbeaten (road again)
Its all I know to give them (road again)
Whisper a prayer in tatters
And hope it matters
I hope it matters

And we’ve lived behind walls that have made us alone
Searching for pieces that may be a home
How in the world is another one gone?
Howling the words:
Down, down, down...