It's better than just cryin' in the wind
I was only seventeen when I took the open highway
Build a home in some small town
I'm an old hitchhiker, the highway is the only home I know
And it's just exactly where I want to go
We were headed for Montana when we hired us a dancer
They never did regret the dollar that it cost 'em
I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' 'round the bend
If you're drivin' down the road and you come across an old man
You can pull off to the side, let the poor boy have a ride
Took it for my teacher and a friend
We always left 'em feelin' good inside
Then one summer night she set my soul on fire
I'm an old hitchhiker lookin' to the far side of the hill
His clothes are old and dirty that doesn't matter
Drawin' people in from far and wide
If you're not afraid to take your chances on a stranger
I ain't been there in some time
But within my heart I know I never will
He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen
Her beauty it was more than I can say
It's his eyes that tell you where he's been
He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen
Pull off to the side, let that old man have a ride
I can tell you how I started in the circus as a barker
He might have some company to lend
Where you're headed I don't mind
Some people say I'll settle down
Lord, I wish that she was here with me today
Just a ride from here to there and back again
Holdin' out his thumb in the rain
I've been thirty years a-thumbin', some might call it bummin'
I don't know what I might see and I don't need no guarantee
