I'm splittin' town mama Ramblin' on and leavin' home I'm splittin' town mama Ramblin' on and leavin' home And I'll tell ya where I'm goin' Somewhere out into the vast unknown I stared into the heavens Walkin' down the railroad track I stared into the heavens Walkin' down the railroad track Thinkin' I don't need no one Long as the sun is at my back It's been a long, long time Since I saw my best of friends It's been a long, long time Since I saw my best of friends But I'm bound to make some new ones On my way to the journey's end I'm in that one-way lane Can't turn around, no side-to-side I'm in that one-way lane Can't turn around, no side-to-side I'm blind to my surroundings Might as well crawl up and die