Traveling Man
[Verse 1]
Comin' down from New York City
Through those Carolina trees
Hey, Georgia did ya miss me?
I'm faster than the breeze
I've been runnin' down these backroads
Like a travelin' man will do
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
I work on a dream and I pay my dues
[Verse 2]
And there's money left in Memphis
If a man can sing the blues
I caught some hell in Birmingham
When a woman made me choose
Between leavin' and stayin'
I did what a travelin' man will do
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
I work on a dream and I pay my dues
[Chorus]
And I got to keep on rollin'
Up and down these interstates
I got to keep on goin'
'Til I hear my name at Heaven's gates
It's all bright lights and gasoline
Truck stops and coffee beans
I bleed for what I do and that's the truth
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do
[Verse 3]
I swam in the Mississippi
Had a big time in Baton Rouge
And Texas got me tipsy
California got me loose
I found love in South Dakota
So I brought her home with me
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
And workin' on this dream
[Chorus]
And I got to keep on rollin'
Up and down these interstates
I got to keep on goin'
'Til I hear my name at Heaven's gates
It's all bright lights and gasoline
Truck stops and coffee beans
I bleed for what I do and that's the truth
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do
[Outro]
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do
Comin' down from New York City
Through those Carolina trees
Hey, Georgia did ya miss me?
I'm faster than the breeze
I've been runnin' down these backroads
Like a travelin' man will do
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
I work on a dream and I pay my dues
[Verse 2]
And there's money left in Memphis
If a man can sing the blues
I caught some hell in Birmingham
When a woman made me choose
Between leavin' and stayin'
I did what a travelin' man will do
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
I work on a dream and I pay my dues
[Chorus]
And I got to keep on rollin'
Up and down these interstates
I got to keep on goin'
'Til I hear my name at Heaven's gates
It's all bright lights and gasoline
Truck stops and coffee beans
I bleed for what I do and that's the truth
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do
[Verse 3]
I swam in the Mississippi
Had a big time in Baton Rouge
And Texas got me tipsy
California got me loose
I found love in South Dakota
So I brought her home with me
I keep on punchin' on this time clock
And workin' on this dream
[Chorus]
And I got to keep on rollin'
Up and down these interstates
I got to keep on goin'
'Til I hear my name at Heaven's gates
It's all bright lights and gasoline
Truck stops and coffee beans
I bleed for what I do and that's the truth
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do
[Outro]
I'll run my race until my work is through
Like a travelin' man will do