Guess i was born for roaming And roam i always will Oh i wonder if it's greener On the far side of the hill Oh please come look down yonder Just earth and green and sky I know i could get on down there In the pattern of an eye And further west's an ocean A miner told me so, And the sun it shines so brightly Well it scares off winter snow And yes sometimes i'm tiered Sometimes i'm lonesome too Sometimes i see a farmer Walking slow when day is through And i know he's got a woman Waiting supper everyday If i have me such a woman I could drive my blues away I wished i knew the reason God does the way he does And why he keeps me moving From a dream that never even was