From the recording Moving On
Lyrics
Rambling Man
Little kid listens to an all-night station
Philco radio – music is wailing
Kid starts thinking he wants to learn
how to play
Saves his money for a second-hand
store
Beat up old guitar and he’s learning
those chords
Once he gets started, he’s gonna play
everyday
Gets up in a band with a bass and a
drummer
Keeps on strumming all the way
through summer
High school dance, he’s up there on the
stand
Sure feels great up there in the
spotlight
Music is flowing and everything’s all
right
He plays a guitar; he’s a rambling man
Band hits the highway, crossing every
state line
Jammin’ all night and sleeping in the
day time
Keeps on playing, he’s gonna live on
the road
Bars and clubs and outdoor stages
Riding on the bus and playing for his
wages
Wheels keep rolling, through the rain
and the snow
100 miles further on, follow that white
line
Just another town, people waiting in a
long line
Gotta get ready for a one-night stand
Standing on the stage with the crowd
all around
Everybody wonders how he makes that
sound
He plays a guitar; he’s rambling man
Road gets long and he gets lonely
Always thinking about his one and only
Staying back at home – a little kid on
the way
Pretty good living with money in his
pocket
Crowds get older buts he’s still rocking
Gotta keep moving, no time to stay
Notes so true he never had to fake it
All of these years he’s trying hard to
make it
Living his whole life, up there on the
stand
New town, new stage, another place to
play
He said he would never have it any
other way
He plays a guitar; he’s a rambling man