Gotta Travel On

You've laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone, yeah, winter's comin' on

You've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like you'd better travel on

High sheriff and the police comin' after you

Comin' after you, yes, comin' after you

High sheriff and the police comin' after you

So I feel like you'd better travel on

You don't understand, Pa

I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her bad

Wanna see her bad, I wanna see her bad

Wanna see my woman, I wanna see her bad

She's the best friend this poor boy's ever had

I just needed money, I didn't mean to hurt no one

Mean to hurt no one, Pa, mean to hurt no one

I just needed money, I didn't mean to hurt no one

Lord, I wish I'd have never seen that gun

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone, yeah, winter's comin' on

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've got to travel on

I promise you I'll write you if you don't get away

If you don't get away, son, if you don't get away

I promise you I'll write you if you don't get away

And I'll come to see you if you have to stay

Well, I ain't goin' to prison, I'd rather die here in the street

Die here in the street, Pa, die here in the street

I ain't goin' to prison, I'd rather die here in the street

And I'll leave this world lyin' at your feet

Laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone, yeah, winter's comin' on

You've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've got to travel on

Laid around and played around this old town too long

Summer's almost gone, yeah, winter's comin' on

I've laid around and played around this old town too long

And I feel like I've got to travel on

Well, Pa, I'll see you later

I think I'm gonna try to make it down to Texas for a while

I'll write you when I get there

If you don't hear from me in a while

You'd better start checking them county jails