I got no home I can go back to
I got no one to call a friend
I can`t find the place I started
I can only guess how it will end.
CHORUS:
Keep them hounds off my trail
These jailers off my back
Get these bracelets off of me
A little rain to hide my track.
There`s no whiskey in the jar
I`m so dry I need a drink.
I need a place to lay my head down
I need to find some time to think.
CHORUS
That old river keeps on rolling
And old Hannah won`t go down.
I can`t give back what I ain`t taken
And I won`t give up, if I ain`t found.
I have nothing I can offer
I`m like a dog without a bone;
But if there`s someone up there listening
There`s a poor boy out here alone.
CHORUS