The Rambler

You were born in a southern fall

It might have been sunday but I can't recall

All the birthdays I must have missed

Your first steps and your first kiss

I don't even know if you know my name

But you should hear the truth before it's too late

So I hope this finds you on some highway

'Cause I'm an old time rambler I call the road my home

Forgive my indiscretion it's the only way I know

A million miles from kentucky but I will always be around

So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

I played for tips and I played for less

I played a pretty southern girl right out of her dress

She danced until the lights came on

There's a reason she's here instead of being at home

She said the songs you sang made the whole room cry

And that night I told a young man's lie

When I said I would call her and I said I'd write

'Cause I'm an old time rambler I call the road my home

Forgive my indiscretion it's the only way I know

A million miles from kentucky but I will always be around

So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

Turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

I'm sorry for the tears I made you cry

I'm sorry for the promises that turned to lies

If I could turn back the hands of time

I'd take it back and try, try, try

To make you understand that this is who I am

I met the devil in an old motel

It seems I ain't got much of a soul to sell

My glass is empty, my hands are blue

And the doctor gave me about a month or two

Well, I thought I would make it to you this year

So forgive me one last time my dear

And tell your mother I won't be coming home

'Cause I'm an old time rambler I call the road my home

Forgive my indiscretion it's the only way I know

A million miles from kentucky but I will always be around

So turn the radio up when your heart breaks down

Turn the radio up when your heart breaks down