On the Road

by Jack Freeman

                       On The Road.

Verse:

I was raised by a railway track,

On the wrong side of town.

Father was a working man,

Face a hard worn frown.

Verse:

Freight yards were my playing fields,

Dodging loco's wheels.

Trains passed by, I read the signs.

Places seemed unreal.

Refrain:

At 15 years I took my chance,

Hid on a train going any place.

When it stopped, and I got off,

Noone knew my face.

Verse:

Open skies are in my eyes,

I'll never settle down,

I may arrive but I'll soon be gone,

Heading out of town.

Refrain:

So don't you try and hold my coat

I won't be slowed I'm on the road.

When I die by a dusty track,

I'll be on my own.

Verse:

I'm alone inside my head

That's the way its gonna be.

Moving on from place to place,

Is the nearest to be free.

Refrain:

Horizon's call and beckon me.

Whatever's there, I've gotta see.

I'm on the road with the lightest load.

I'm on the road.


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