Jeany loved Charlie with all of her might But she missed the boy bad when he was working all night Every day was the same but she wanted more So Jeany took to leaving out of every door saying Sometimes the wheels just start rollin' Don't always know where you're goin' May not leave you with a whole lot to say, yeah, yeah But baby, ain't that always the way Oh baby, ain't that always the way Reverend Jim was a-preaching one night He was a-layin' his hands a-just a little too tight Folks didn't know that those streets made of gold Were paved with their money Jim headed down the road, singing Sometimes the wheels just start rollin' Don't always know where you're goin' May not leave you with a whole lot to say, yeah, yeah But baby, ain't that always the way Oh baby, ain't that always the way Tommy practiced hard just to play the guitar Gonna make a million dollars, gonna be a big star He fell in love with Betty and that all changed He's happy playin' his guitar out on the front porch swing, singing Sometimes the wheels just start rollin' Don't always know where you're goin' May not leave you with a whole lot to say, yeah, yeah But baby, ain't that always the way Oh baby, ain't that always the way