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by Jack Kerouac and |
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Tom WaitsI left |
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New York in 1949 |
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To go across the country without a bad blame dime |
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Montana in the cold cold fall |
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Found my father in the gambling hall |
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Father, Father where you been? |
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I've been out in the world and |
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I'm only ten |
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Father, Father where you been? |
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I've been out in the world and |
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I'm only ten |
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Don't worry about me if |
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I should die of pleurisy |
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Across to |
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Mississippi, across to |
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TennesseeAcross the |
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Niagara, home |
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I'll never be |
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Home in ol' |
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Medora, home in ol' |
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TruckeeApalachicola, home |
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I'll never be |
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Better or for worse, thick and thin |
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Like being married to the |
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Little poor man |
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God he loves me (God he loves me) |
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Just like |
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I love him (just like I love him) |
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I want you to do (I want you to do) |
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Just the same for him (just the same for him, yeah) |
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Well the worms eat away but don't worry watch the wind |
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So I left |
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Monatana on an old freight train (on an old freight train) |
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The night my father died in the cold cold rain (in the cold cold rain) |
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Road to Opelousas, road to |
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Wounded Knee |
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Road to Ogallala home |
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I'll never be |
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Road to Oklahoma, road to |
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El CahonRoad to |
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Tahachapi, road to |
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San Antone |
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Hey, heyRoad to |
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Opelousas, road to |
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Wounded Knee |
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Road to Ogallala, home |
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I'll never be |
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Road to Oklahoma, road to |
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El CahonRoad to |
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Tahachapi, road to |
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San Antone |
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Home I'll never be, home |
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I'll never be |
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Home I'll never be, home |
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I'll never be |
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Home I'll never be, home |
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I'll never be |
