Bye-Bye from American Roads by 21st Century Hobo Band

Just a hobo catchin' a train
Tryin' to keep my footing while I'm running in the rain...
Lookin' for the Northbound, headin' up to Maine
Playin' my guitar and readin' Mark Twain...Bye-Bye....

Had a wife who became a drag
If I came home late she would start to nag
A sweet young girl to a dried-up hag
Give me a jug and a sleeping bag...Bye-Bye...

CHORUS
Dirtyface is calling me, I must be on my way..
Dirtyface is calling me, I've got to leave today...

Fifteen years on the open rail
I've lost my toes, been thrown in jail
Burnt by the sun and stung by the hail
I don't have a cent or bills in the mail...Bye-Bye...

Punched some cows, been chased by bulls
I've seen a mile of boxcars the engine pulls
Known the pot empty, tasted it full
Been a lumberjack and a shearer of wool...Bye-Bye

CHORUS

Hope I die in an old boxcar,
Drinkin' wine with hobos from an old jack-jar
Ridin' thru the mountains, strummin' my guitar
Singin' to the rainbow, playin' to the stars...Bye-Bye...

Love the land and the clouds so high
I sleep on the ground underneath the sky
I ride the wind, I can almost fly
If you lived my life, you would never ask why...Bye-Bye...

• Folk
• Hobo
• americana
• country
• railroad
• road songs
• Los Angeles