I can't afford a ticket so when I get ready to go I just wait by the railroad track for freight that's moving slow Rest my head on a boxcar floor hear the whistle whine It's the only life I ever known that suits me fine As long as I'm traveling going somewhere As long as I'm traveling I don't ever care Never have to pay no rent or wonder how I eat I just look for a kindly soul then stop him on the street The conversation that I offered him is usually worth a dime And that could get my on my way and that suits me fine As long as I'm traveling going somewhere As long as I'm traveling I don't ever care As long as I'm traveling I don't ever care