Truckin'
Got my chips cashed in
Keep truckin'
like the doo-dah man
Together
More or less in line
Just keep truckin' on
Arrows of neon and flashin'
marquees out on Main Street
Chicago New York Detroit
And it's all the same street
Your typical city involved
in a typical daydream
Hang it up
And see what tomorrow brings
Dallas
Got a soft machine
Houston
Too close to New Orleans
New York
Got the ways and means
But just won't let you be
Most of the cats that you meet
on the street speak of true love
Most of the time they're
sittin' and cryin' at home
One of these days
They know they gotta get goin'
Out of the door
And down to the street all alone
Truckin'
like the doo-dah man
once told me
Gotta play your hand
Sometimes
the cards ain't worth a dime
If you don't lay them down
Sometimes the lights
all shinin' on me
Other times
I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long
strange trip it's been
What in the world
ever became of sweet Jane
She lost her sparkle
You know she isn't the same
Livin' on reds
Vitamin C and *******
All her friends can say
is ain't it a shame
Truckin'
up to Buffalo
Been thinkin'
You got to mellow slow
Takes time
You pick a place to go
And just keep truckin' on
Sittin' and starin'
out the hotel window
Got a tip they're gonna
kick the door in again
I'd like to get some sleep
before I travel
But if you got a warrant
I guess you're gonna come in
Busted
down on Bourbon Street
Set up
like a bowling pin
Knocked down
It gets to wearin' thin
They just won't let you be
You're sick of hangin' around
You'd like to travel
Get tired of travelin'
You want to settle down
I guess they can't
revoke your soul for tryin'
Get out of the door
Light out and look all around
Sometimes the lights
all shinin' on me
Other times
I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long
strange trip it's been
Truckin'
I'm-a goin' home
Wo wo baby
Back where I belong
Back home
Sit down and patch my bones
And get back truckin' on