I've been down the Mississippi,
Down through New Orleans,
Yes, I have.
I've played in California,
There ain't too much I haven't seen.
No, there ain't.
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't fool around with a ramblin' man.
Left a girl in West Virginia,
Up there where that green grass grows,
Yes, I did.
Another girl in Cincinnati,
Waitin' where the Ohio River flows,
Poor girl!
I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't give your heart to a ramblin' man.
You'd better move away,
You're standin' too close to the flame.
Once I mess with your mind,
Your little heart won't beat the same.
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
Better not!
Well, up in Chicago,
I was known as "Quite a Boy,"
Yes, I was!
Down in Alabama,
They call me "The man of joy,"
Still do!
Well, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't fall in love with a ramblin' man.
You'd better move away,
You're standin' too close to the flame.
Once I mess with your mind,
Your little heart won't beat the same.
Lord, I'm a ramblin' man,
Don't mess around with any ol' ramblin' man.
I gotta run to keep from hidin'
I'm bound to keep on a ridin'
I got one more silver dollar
I ain't gonna let 'em catch me
No I ain't gonna let 'em catch
A midnight rider.
--- Instrumental ---
Well, these ain't my clothes I'm wearin'
This old road goes on forever
I got one more silver dollar
I ain't gonna let 'em catch me
No I ain't gonna let 'em catch
A midnight rider.
--- Instrumental ---
I've gone by the point of carin'
Some old bed I'll soon be sharin'
I got one more silver dollar
I ain't gonna let 'em catch me
No I ain't gonna let 'em catch
A midnight rider.
--- Instrumental ---
I ain't gonna let 'em catch me
No I ain't gonna let 'em catch
A midnight rider...
They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child.
Like a butterfly in springtime
Searching every field for loving's sweetest rose
The embrace of many strangers
Still could not release her from the hold.
In the backstreets and the bedrooms
All she's found is disappointments bitterly
While the love that she's too often found
Was enough to satisfy her needs.
She's older than the years she holds
And ageing fast with each day passing by
On a downhill run to nowhere
'Cause the hunger never can be satisfied.
The reflection in her mirror's not the image
She remembers in her mind
Her beauty has been eaten by the hunger
And the acid winds of time.
She has danced the tune her demons played
And payed the piper dearly for his song
Empty now of all her pride but still inside
Her hunger's just as strong.
--- Instrumental ---
They said in her younger days
Her beauty was enough to drive men wild
But the hunger in her body then
Was not the hunger of some lonely child...
You know I can't stand to be around you cause you know I'm still in love with you
And my arms keep reaching to do what my thoughts do all the time
I just can't keep my hands off of you
Cause it's like looking at heaven while I'm standing in hell
We shared something precious for a while
You look just like a baby in a cradle to me I just can't keep my hands off of you
Woman you've got the man inside my body trembling the way only you know how to
And I guess that's just one of a million reasons I just can't keep my hands off of you
Cause it's like looking at heaven...
Verse 1:
D Em G A D
I thought to leave your bed for the street
C/G G D
Was as simple as saying goodbye
Em G A D
I couldn't see how blind a man can be
C/G G D
Or how quickly life can fly
Chorus:
D Em G D
As the lines in my face grow deeper
Em G D
And the well of my soul runs dry
Em G A D
I find that i drink more and more
C/G G D
From the memories of you and i
Verse 2:
D Em G A D
The taste of fame is fire to me no more
C/G G D
The attention and hunger have gone
Em G A D
All i have left,the money and the game
C/G G D
I'm a prisoner to the road i'm on
If anyone ever finds a better way to love
It'll be her lovin' me
If anyone ever goes out of their way to show they care
It'll be her lovin' me.
She's every woman I've ever known rolled up in one
If I'm ever loved any more she'll be the one
To get it done the way it should be
It'll be her lovin' me.
If ever I'm down and out and need someone to love
It'll be her lovin' me
When everyone else is cold and I need someone warm to hold
It'll be her lovin' me.
She's every woman I've ever known rolled up in one
If I'm ever loved any more she'll be the one
To get it done the way it should be
It'll be her lovin' me.
--- Instrumental ---
She's every woman I've ever known rolled up in one
If I'm ever loved any more she'll be the one
To get it done the way it should be
It'll be her lovin' me...
I've held it all inward, God knows, I've tried,
But it's an awful awakening in a country boy's life,
To look in the mirror in total surprise.
At the hair on my shoulders and the age in my eyes.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
It's a measure of people who don't understand,
The pleasures of life in a hillbilly band.
I got my first guitar when I was fourteen,
Well I finally made forty, still wearing jeans.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
Amanda, light of my life.
Fate should have made you a gentleman's wife.
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