Standing on the road walking down the highway Ain't going nowhere but that's my way of life Well I ain't never had much ambition but I always made my own way By turnin' a couple of jobs in some ladies' backyard I averaged about a dollar a day I wake up early each morning and before I started on my way I get some cigarettes and a couple of cups of coffee a sweepin' the local city cafe Standing on the road... Ain't never had no one to love me never had girl to call my own I never would take a chance to fool with romance I guess I'm used to being alone Nobody wants a drifter so I'll keep moving on There's nothin' to tie me down when I wanna leave town Nobody's gonna miss me when I'm gone Standing on the road...