Truckin' got my chips cashed in
Keep truckin' like the doodah man
Together more or less in line
Just keep truckin' on
Arrows of neon
and flashing marquees out
on Main Street
Chicago New York Detroit
and its all the same street
Your typical city involved
in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see
what tomorrow brings
Dallas got a soft machine
Houston too close
to New Orleans
New York got the ways
and means
But just won't let you be
Most of the cats
that you meet on the street
speak of true love
Most of the time
they're sitting
and crying at home
One of these days
they know they gotta get going
Out of the door
and into the street all alone
Truckin' like the doodah man
Once told me
Gotta play your hand
Sometimes the cards
ain't worth a dime
If you don't lay them down
Sometimes the lights
all shining on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long strange trip
it's been
What in the world ever
became of sweet Jane
She lost her sparkle
you know she isn't the same
Living on reds
and vitamin C and cocaine
All her friends can say
is ain't it a shame
Truckin' up to Buffalo
Been thinking you
got to mellow slow
Takes time
you pick a place to go
Just keep truckin' on
Sitting and staring
out of the hotel window
Got a tip they're gonna
kick the door in again
Like to get some sleep
before I travel
But if you got a warrant
I guess you're gonna come in
Busted down
on Bourbon Street
Set up like a bowling pin
Knocked down
it gets to wearing thin
They just won't let you be
You're sick of hanging around
you'd like to travel
Get tired of travelling
you want to settle down
I guess they can't revoke
your soul for trying
Get out of the door
light out
and look all around
Sometimes the lights
all shining on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long strange trip
it's been
Truckin' I'm a going home
Whoa whoa baby
back where I belong
Back home sit down
and patch my bones
And get back truckin' on