It's a long and a dusty road, it's a hard and a heavy load
People that I meet ain't always kind
Some are bad and some are good, some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troubled mind
But I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
Well, I had me a buddy way back home, and he started in to roam
Think he's out there by the Frisco bay
Sometimes when I've had a few, his old voice comes ringin' through
Think I'll head out and look for him some day
But I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
No, I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
I had a little girl one time, she had lips like cherry wine
I loved her bad, and I went plain insane
But I was too blind to see she was drifting away from me
When I woke up, she was on the morning train
'Cause I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
No, I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
If you see me pa**in' by and you stop and you wonder why
And then you wish that you were a rambler too,
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, lace 'em up as you bar the door
And thank the Lord for the roof over you
'Cause I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
No, I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound