Before I grow old from bein' here too long
Before time fades into the past and all my time is gone
Before my final scene is all but completed
I'll keep my eyes on that northern bound'ry
Deep in Kentucky where you'll never find me
I'll catch a train bound for Paducah
I will make some new friends and forget my past
And when I look back on all the times I've had the opportunity to leave I'd run
But I'll keep my eyes on that northern boundary
Deep in Kentucky where you'll never find me
And when I look back on all the times I've had
The opportunity to leave I'd run
But I'll keep my eyes on that northern bound'ry
Deep in Kentucky where you'll never find me
Before I grow old from bein' here too long
Before time fades into the past and all my time is gone