Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle

On My Way To Town

Kate & Anna Mcgarrigle


On my way to town 
Got my money in my secret pocket 
On my way to town 
Till I get there I won't turn around 
I'm dropping pebbles in my tracks 
I will not get lost when I come back 

On my way to town 
Got my lunch tucked in another pocket 
On my way to town 
And I will only stop to wash it down 
Cool water is good enough 
Can't waste my gold on finer stuff 

Got to keep your mind on the maps 
Feet on the ground and your eyes on the traps 
Jewels that shine and pleasures that blind 
Ties that bind and you're left behind 

I know this road 
I was on it a long time ago 
I know this road 
And I know every mine that could explode 
You gotta keep walking on through the rain 
Trees that shelter fall and bring you pain 

And when I get to town 
I will go straight to market 
When I get to town 
I will do my best until the sun goes down 
And come the end of day 
I'll look for the stones I dropped along the way