My Old Pals

John and Lucky saw me off

The whistle called the times

Just six days out to the coast

Just six days behind

But I've seen every state since then

And where my boys have gone

Is known to God and four strong winds

And I'm here all alone

Now ten long years have somehow passed

Since I've seen my hometown

And times I've spent upon those streets

And faint familiar sounds

Still whisper gently in my ear

And play upon my eyes

And I hand-hold these memories

'Til one by one, they die

But I still belong to everyone

And if my sleep allows

Then I'll be runnin' wild tonight

With all of my old pals

I can still hear your passing trains

And wonder what they see

And somewhere out my window

Are the places that I might beNow I'm chasing down those pretty boys

They wander through my mind

Aw, maybe they'll remember me

When I work out my time

But I still belong to everyone

And if my sleep allows

Then all those boys will dance tonight

With me and my old pals

But I'm runnin' every single night

And every single day

Lord, I've tried everything I know

To somehow find my way

Back to that one place in time

That fond memory endows

To me and my old pals